Patent ID: 11931340
Assignee: BIOXCEL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A method of treating agitation in an agitated subject, said agitated subject having Alzheimer's Disease, consisting of administering to the oral mucosa of said agitated subject one or two single dosage administrations of dexmedetomidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof without causing significant sedation after the administration, wherein dexmedetomidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof produces an anti-agitation effect in less than about 60 minutes after administration, wherein each of the one or two single dosages of dexmedetomidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered at a dosage of 60 micrograms; wherein the agitation is not perioperative agitation; and wherein the dexmedetomidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is a film.