Use of compounds in the preparation of a medicament for the therapeutic treatment of a wasting syndrome

摘要

Novel drug delivery devices, methods and therapeutic compositions are described for treating viral and microbial infections and wasting syndromes in an animal, including a human patient. According to the invention, a polar compound such as dimethylformamide or dimethylsulfoxide is administered to a patient in need of treatment, preferably by a transdermal route. The invention further provides a vaccine prepared from antibodies harvested from the body of a patient treated by the method of the invention for a viral infection.