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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.09.2006 (43) Date of publication: 10.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/41 (21) Application number: 06706448.5 (22) Date of filing: 27.01.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 31/165(2006.01) A61P 25/18(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2006/000722 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/079547 (03.08.2006 Gazette 2006/31)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (30) Priority: 28.01.2005 EP 05001843 28.01.2005 US 647410 P (71) Applicant: SCHWARZ PHARMA AG 40789 Monheim/Rhld. (DE)	(72) Inventor: STÖHR, Thomas 40789 Monheim (DE) (74) Representative: Weiss, Wolfgang et al Weickmann & Weickmann Patentanwälte Postfach 86 08 20 81635 München 81635 München (DE)