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(11) EP 2 442 649 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
25.04.2012 Bulletin 2012/17

(21) Application number: 10790110.0

(22) Date of filing: 16.06.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A01N 43/40(2006.01)
A61K 31/445(2006.01)
 A61K 31/44(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2010/038802
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/148074 (23.12.2010 Gazette 2010/51)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 19.06.2009 US 218478 P

(71) Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
151 85 Södertälje (SE)

(72) Inventor:
  • FREY, Joseph
    Wilmington, DE 19850 (US)

   


(54) THE USE OF METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR POTENTIATORS FOR REDUCING NICOTINE DEPENDENCE