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Methods of reducing porphyrin toxicity using fatty acids

US5589509A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 1996
Grant dateDec 31, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P35/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A composition comprises a polyunsaturated fatty acid, in particular an essential fatty acid of the n-6 series (linoleic acid or its metabolites) or the n-3 series (alpha-linolenic acid and its metabolites), together with a drug that taken alone has a side-effect of sensitizing the skin to light, in particular a porphyrin or tetracycline or Benoxaprofen, alone or in a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or carrier, the composition reducing that sensitization.

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