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(43) Date of publication: 15.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/03 (21) Application number: 00975935.8 (22) Date of filing: 27.10.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 31/137, A61P 3/04 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0010/582 (87) International publication number: WO 0103/4140 (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: 06.11.1999 GB 9926251 (71) Applicant: Abbott GmbH & Co. KG 65205 Wiesbaden (DE)	(72) Inventor: KHAN, Karrar, A. West Bridgford,Nottingham.NG2 7EN (GB) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & SchwanhäusserAnwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)