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Last Updated: November 22, 2024

Claims for Patent: 3,624,205

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Summary for Patent: 3,624,205

Title:	TREATMENT OF HYPERURICEMIA IN HUMANS
Abstract:	The method of treatment and prophylaxis for hyperuricemia, which comprises administering to a human patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the class consisting of 4-hydroxy-1-H-pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine and 4,6-dihydroxy-1-H-pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine.
Inventor(s):	Hitchings; George H. (Yonkers, NY), Falco; Elvira A. (New Rochelle, NY)
Assignee:	Burroughs Wellcome & Co. (U.S.A.) Inc. (Tuckahoe, NY)
Application Number:	04/633,364
Patent Claims:	1. The method of treatment and prophylaxis for hyperuricemia, which comprises administering to a human patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound 4-hydroxy-1-H-pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound 4-hydroxy-1-H-pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine is administered at a dosage of 2 to 30 mg./kg. of the body weight of the human patient treated. 3. The method of treatment and prophylaxis for hyperuricemia, which comprises administering to a human patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound 4,6-dihydroxy-1-H-pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine. 4. The method claim 3, wherein the compound 4,6-dihydroxy-1-H-pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine is administered at a dosage of 2 to 30 mg./kg. of the body weight of the human patient treated. 5. The method of treatment and prophylaxis for hyperuricemia, which comprises administering to a human patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the class consisting of 4-hydroxy-1-H-pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine and 4,6-dihydroxy-1-H-pyrazolo-(3,4-d)pyrimidine.

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