| CPC A61K 31/485 (2013.01) [A61K 9/0053 (2013.01); A61K 31/135 (2013.01); A61K 31/137 (2013.01); A61K 31/15 (2013.01); A61K 31/343 (2013.01); A61K 31/381 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
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1. A method of treating agitation associated with Alzheimer's disease in a human being suffering from agitation associated with Alzheimer's disease; comprising orally administering a first tablet once daily for one week followed by twice daily for one week, then a second tablet twice daily to the human being; wherein the first tablet contains about 105 mg of bupropion hydrochloride or a molar equivalent amount of another salt form of bupropion or the free base form of bupropion, and about 30 mg of dextromethorphan hydrobromide or a molar equivalent amount of another salt form of dextromethorphan or the free base form of dextromethorphan; and the second tablet contains about 105 mg of bupropion hydrochloride or a molar equivalent amount of another salt form of bupropion or the free base form of bupropion, and about 45 mg of dextromethorphan hydrobromide or a molar equivalent amount of another salt form of dextromethorphan or the free base form of dextromethorphan; wherein the dextromethorphan and the bupropion are the only therapeutically active agents in the first or second tablet; and wherein the human being is an extensive metabolizer of dextromethorphan.
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