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Method and composition for treatment of insulin resistance syndromes

US5422125A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 12, 1994
Grant dateJun 6, 1995
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/28
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of treating human or animal patients suffering from insulin resistance syndromes, particularly diabetes mellitus, by administering an effective amount of the compound magnesium vanadate. Daily dosage ranges are preferably from about 2 to about 60 mg per kg of patient body weight. Pharmaceutical compositions for use in the method of treatment include magnesium vanadate and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable inert ingredient, and may be oral, parenteral, transdermal or transmucosal dosage forms containing from about 50 to about 1000 mg of magnesium vanadate per unit.

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