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(88) Date of publication A3: 14.02.2008 (43) Date of publication: 25.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/13 (21) Application number: 07810253.0 (22) Date of filing: 06.07.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 9/20(2006.01) A61K 31/40(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/015593 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/005543 (10.01.2008 Gazette 2008/02)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 06.07.2006 US 819041 P (71) Applicant: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 49131 Petah Tiqva (IL)	(72) Inventors: ZALIT, Ilan Rosh Haain (IL) SOFER-RAZ, Anat 40691 Herot (IL) (74) Representative: Gallagher, Kirk James et al D Young & Co 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY London EC1N 2DY (GB)