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(43) Date of publication: 14.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/33 (21) Application number: 00973608.3 (22) Date of filing: 17.10.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 31/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0028/705 (87) International publication number: WO 0134/127 (17.05.2001 Gazette 2001/20)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 05.11.1999 US 163814 P (71) Applicant: WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY Morris PlainsNew Jersey 07950 (US)	(72) Inventor: BOCAN, Thomas, Michael, Andrew Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (US) (74) Representative: Tesch, Rudolf, Dr. et al Warner-Lambert Company,c/o Gödecke GmbH,Patents 79090 Freiburg 79090 Freiburg (DE)