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(88) Date of publication A3: 28.04.2005 (43) Date of publication: 17.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/20 (21) Application number: 04763999.2 (22) Date of filing: 11.08.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 31/137(2000.01) A61P 31/10(2000.01) A61K 31/573(2000.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2004/008994 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/013955 (17.02.2005 Gazette 2005/07)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 12.08.2003 EP 03018271 (71) Applicant: Novartis Consumer Health S.A. 1260 Nyon (CH)	(72) Inventors: LARNIER, Catherine CH-1297 Founex (CH) STEIGER, Michel CH-1814 La Tour-de-Peilz (CH) (74) Representative: Bohmann, Christine  Novartis AG 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)