INTERMITTENT DOSING REGIMEN FOR THE TREATMENT OF OVERWEIGHT WITH MTP-INHIBITORS

摘要

The present invention concerns an intermittent dosing regimen for the treatment of obesity or the reduction of body weight wherein a pharmaceutical composition containing an apoB secretion/MTP inhibitor is administered to a subject in need thereof for a period of time, then withheld for a period of time, and again administered for a period of time. The intermittent regimen may be repeated depending on the response in the subject that is being sought.