Inventors:
Carl M. Mendel - Short Hills NJ
Timothy B. Seaton - Far Hills NJ
Steve P. Weinstein - Hartsdale NY
Edward Chong - Nottingham, GB
Assignee:
Abbott GmbH Co. KG - Wiesbaden
International Classification:
A61K 31135
Abstract:
A compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in which R and R are independently H or methyl (for example N,N-dimethyl-1-[1-(4-chlorophenyl) cyclobutyl]-3-methylbutyl amine hydrochloride optionally in the form of its monohydrate) is used for treating fibromyalgia or neuropathic pain, such as pain associated with diabetes mellitus, shingles, nerve injury and varied peripheral neuropathies.