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(88) Date of publication A3: 15.01.2004 (43) Date of publication: 10.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/46 (21) Application number: 03706404.5 (22) Date of filing: 31.01.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 9/00, A61K 9/20, A61K 9/50, A61K 9/16 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2003/000972 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/063820 (07.08.2003 Gazette 2003/32)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO (30) Priority: 01.02.2002 AT 1702002 06.02.2002 AT 1922002 (71) Applicant: SANDOZ AG 4002 Basel (CH)	(72) Inventor: SCHWARZ, Franz, Xaver A-6300 Wörgl (AT) (74) Representative: Grubb, Philip William  Novartis AG,Corporate Intellectual Property 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)