Pharmaceutical composition containing bile acid sequestrant enclosed in a size-exclusion membrane
US5091175A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S424/07
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A pharmaceutical composition useful for treating hypercholesterolemia comprising a bile acid sequestrant resin such as cholestyramine and cholestipol maintained in a semipermeable water-insoluble material; wherein said semipermeable material enables bile acids from the digest tract to contact and bind to said resin while preventing substances having a higher molecular weight than bile acids from contacting said resin material. A method for treating hypercholesterolemia using the inventive composition is also disclosed.
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