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Method of treating disease states by the administration of 1.alpha.,25,26-trihydroxycholecalciferol

US4617297A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 3, 1984
Grant dateOct 14, 1986
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K31/59
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to the method of treating disease states characterized by higher than normal levels of endogenously produced 1.alpha.,25 dihydroxy-cholecalciferol or conditions where there is an increased sensitivity to 1.alpha., 25 dihydroxy-cholecalciferol by administering to an organism suffering from such a disease state a pharmaceutically effective amount of the R or S epimer of 1.alpha.,25,26 trihydroxy-cholecalciferol.

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