Patent SG-11201808322P-A (SG)
Title: Carboxylic acid for treating/preventing nasal congestion
Inventor: ERNST BETTINA
IPC: A61K31/19
Filed: 2017-05-17
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property :::` , 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number 03 (43) International Publication Date .....•\"\"- WO 2017/198702 Al 23 November 2017 (23.11.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, A61K 31/19 (2006.01) A61P 11/02 (2006.01) KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). A61P 11/00 (2006.01) A61P 11/04 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: Published: PCT/EP2017/061832 — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the (22) International Filing Date: claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of 17 May 2017 (17.05.2017) amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 16169882.4 17 May 2016 (17.05.2016) EP (71) Applicant: PROPONENT BIOTECH GMBH [CH/CH]; c/o Premium Business Center Westside AG, Baarerstrasse 135, 6301 Zug (CH). (72) Inventor: ERNST, Bettina; Klusdorfli 2, 8032 Ziirich (CH). (74) Agent: VOSSIUS & PARTNER; SiebertstraBe 3, 81675 Miinchen (DE). — = Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (81) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, = _ AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, _ = CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, = DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, = HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. — = = Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, — (84) = = _ _ UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, = TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, = EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, = MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, = = Title: CARBOXYLIC ACID FOR TREATING/PREVENTING NASAL CONGESTION (54) _ (57) : The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a carboxylic acid or a pharmaceutically ac- t ceptable salt thereof as active ingredient for use in treating and/or alleviating and/or preventing nasal congestion, a viral infectious 45 c disease of the respiratory tract or an inflammation of the throat. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for treating and/ N or alleviating and/or preventing nasal congestion, viral infections of the respiratory tract and/or inflammation of the throat in. a patient, comprising administering an effective amount of a carboxylic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a pharmaceutical IN ot composition comprising a carboxylic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient in need thereof. In addition, the 01 present invention relates to a method for alleviating the symptoms associated with nasal congestion, viral infections of the respirato- ry tract and/or inflammation of the throat comprising administering an effective amount of a carboxylic acid or a pharmaceutically IN acceptable salt thereof or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a carboxylic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to 1-1 c:::: , a patient in need thereof. ei C