Patent ID: 6610667
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
A method of treating or preventing irritations and/or lesions in the oesophagus caused by or associated with gastric reflux, for treating or preventing diseases and/or irritations of the mouth, throat, pharynx or stomach caused by or associated with gastric reflux, and for treating and/or preventing other diseases caused by or associated with gastric reflux, which method comprises administering to a patient in need of treatment a pharmaceutically effective amount of a composition comprising(a) from 0.1 to 11.0 parts by weight of a monovalent alginate salt, (b) from 0.1 to 3.0 parts by weight of a gum selected from xanthan gum, carageenan gum and mixtures thereof, and (c) from 0.1 to 3.0 parts by weight of gum selected from a galactomannan, a glucomannan and mixtures thereof.