Phacetoperane for treating of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
First Claim
1. A method for treating an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a human patient by at least reducing impulsivity, comprising orally administering to said patient levophacetoperane, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as the sole active ingredient in an amount effective to reduce impulsivity in said patient ranging from about 5 mg to about 20 mg per day.
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Abstract
The invention relates to the treatment of an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with alpha-phenyl(piperidin-2-yl)methanol, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, in particular the acetate derivative, more particularly dextrophacetoperane. The invention additionally provides a method of synthesis of the (S,S) enantiomer of alpha-phenyl(piperidin-2-yl)methanol as well as a method of synthesis of dextrophacetoperane.
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- 1. A method for treating an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a human patient by at least reducing impulsivity, comprising orally administering to said patient levophacetoperane, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as the sole active ingredient in an amount effective to reduce impulsivity in said patient ranging from about 5 mg to about 20 mg per day.
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