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Amine polymers for use as bile acid sequestrants

US9655920B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Relypsa, Inc. · US

Inventors

Eric Connor · Los Gatos, US
Kalpesh Biyani · Fremont, US
Scott Hecker · Del Mar, US
Inez Lees · Mountain View, US
Paul Mansky · San Francisco, US
YongQi Mu · Los Altos, US
Faleh Salaymeh · Sunnyvale, US
Hongmin Zhang · Santa Clara, US
David E. Bergbreiter · College Station, US
Grace May Huynh · San Francisco, US
Michael J. Cope · Berkeley, US
Elizabeth Goka · San Jose, US
Angela Lee · San Jose, US
Deidre Madsen · Sunnyvale, US
Jun Shao · Fremont, US
Xinnan Zhang · Campbell, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 24, 2011
Grant date	May 23, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 23, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC08G73/0206
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides crosslinked amine polymers effective for binding and removing bile salts from the gastrointestinal tract. These bile acid binding polymers or pharmaceutical compositions thereof can be administered to subjects to treat various conditions, including hypercholesteremia, diabetes, pruritus, irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea (IBS-D), bile acid malabsorption, and the like.

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