Claims
- 1. A method of treating respiratory and venereal diseases caused by Haemophilus and Neisseria organisms in mammals, which comprises administering to a mammal suffering from such a disease, an effective amount of pseudomonic acid of the formula (I): ##STR4## a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or an alkyl ester thereof of 1-6 carbon atoms.
- 2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the compound administered is pseudomonic acid, an alkali metal salt or alkyl ester thereof of 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
- 3. A method according to claim 1 wherein the compound administered is pseudomonic acid, the sodium salt or methyl ester thereof.
- 4. A method according to claim 1 wherein the mammal is a human.
- 5. A method according to claim 1 wherein the mammal is a species of cattle, swine or poultry.
- 6. A method according to claim 1 wherein the administration is oral.
- 7. A method according to claim 1 for treating respiratory diseases in humans which comprises administering an amount of said compound sufficient to be effective against said respiratory disease.
- 8. A method according to claim 1 for the treatment of venereal disease in humans which comprises administering an amount of said compound sufficient to be effective against said venereal disease.
- 9. A method according to claim 1 of treating N. gonorrhoeae in mammals which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof an anti-N. gonorrhoeae effective amount of said pseudomonic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or pharmaceutically acceptable ester thereof.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE
This is a division of Ser. No. 842,399 filed Oct. 17, 1977.
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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1395907 |
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Divisions (1)
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