Method for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases
US6423340B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/5047
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Described herein are methods comprising the oral administration of budesonide for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's colitis in its active phase. The methods can also be applied as relapse preventing therapy for Crohn's colitis in its chronic phase and Crohn's disease in the small intestine.
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