Inventors:
Mark Hallett - Bethesda MD, US
John A. McLane - Warwick RI, US
Fatta B. Nahab - Gaithersburg MD, US
Assignee:
The Government of the United States of America, as represented by The National Institutes of Health - Rockville MD
Ariston Pharmaceuticals - Framingham MA
International Classification:
A61K 38/16, A61K 31/20, A61K 31/5513, A61K 31/23, A61K 31/7028, A61P 25/16, A61P 5/16, A61P 25/08, A61P 1/16
US Classification:
514 11, 514558, 514221, 514552, 514 25
Abstract:
The invention features pharmaceutical formulations containing octanoic acid or a salt or ester thereof. The pharmaceutical formulations are useful for the treatment of involuntary tremors.