Use of oligosaccharides for the treatment of pruritus cutaneus associated with renal failure
US5972905A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P17/04
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A pharmaceutical agent for improvement in pruritus cutaneus associated with renal failure and/or for the treatment of renal failure and/or its complications containing as an effective ingredient oligosaccharide or oligosaccharides such as, but not limited to fructo-oligosaccharide, galacto-oligosaccharide, isomalto-oligosaccharide, malto-oligosaccharide, lacto-sucrose and/or xylo-oligosaccharide, in particular, lactulose, rhamnose and lactitol.
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