Poly(diallylamine)-based bile acid sequestrants
US7125547B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G61/12
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for removing bile acids from a patient and certain polymers of use in the method. The method comprises the step of administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a polymer composition which includes a a poly(diallylamine) polymer which is substituted with hydrophobic groups. The hydrophobic groups can be a substituted or unsubstituted, straight chain or branched C3–C24-alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an aryl group.
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