Patent ID: 11911380
Assignee: OYSTER POINT PHARMA, INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 20:
21. A method of activating a nasolacrimal reflex in an individual in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of varenicline to the individual, wherein said administration is local administration of a spray of a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a solution of varenicline or a pharmaceutically acceptable varenicline salt and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable inactive ingredients, wherein the concentration of varenicline in the formulation is between about 0.1 mg/mL and about 10 mg/mL, into a nasal cavity of the individual, wherein the therapeutically effective amount of varenicline administered into the nasal cavity is between 5 micrograms and 1000 micrograms.