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Last Updated: December 22, 2024

Claims for Patent: 4,927,855

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Summary for Patent: 4,927,855

Title:	Levorotatory isomer of benzhydrylsulfinyl derivatives
Abstract:	The levorotatory isomer of benzhydrylsulfinylacetamide has useful pharmaceutical activity on the central nervous system, particularly as an antidepressant and stimulant in the treatment of hypersomnia and Alzheimer's disease.
Inventor(s):	Lafon; Louis (Paris, FR)
Assignee:	Laboratoire L. Lafon (Maisons Alfort, FR)
Application Number:	07/007,720
Patent Claims:	1. (-)-Benzhydrylsulfinylacetamide. 2. A method for the treatment of hypersomnia, which comprises administering, to a patient in need of such a treatment, an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition consisting essentially of (-)-benzhydrylsulfinylacetamide as an arousing agent. 3. A method for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, which comprises administering, to a patient in need of such a treatment, an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition consisting essentially of (-)-benzylhydrylsulfinylacetamide as a central nervous system stimulant. 4. A therapeutic composition comprising an amount (-)-benzhydrylsulfinylacetamide in combination with a physiologically acceptable excipient effective to serve as an arousing agent. 5. A therapeutic composition comprising an amount effective as a central nervous system stimulant of (-)-benzhydrylsulfinylacetamide in combination with a physiologically acceptable excipient. 6. A pharmaceutical composition useful in therapy as a central nervous system stimulant consisting essentially of (-)-benzhydrylsulfinylacetamide in combination with a physiologically acceptable medium.

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