Patent ID: 6632796
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
A method for treating a patient suffering from vaginitis, and a disturbance of the vaginal bacterial flora or bacterial vaginosis wherein said vaginitis and disturbance of the bacterial flora or bacterial vaginosis are accompanied with a reduction of the number of Gram-positive bacilli, said method comprising vaginally administering to a subject in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a composition consisting essentially of:(a) sucrose and/or maltose in a concentration of from about 2.5% to about 17% w/v based on the total volume of the composition and (b) a sufficient amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable acid or alkali, which results in a pH of the composition from about 4.1 to about 7.2; wherein said administration promotes selective growth of Gram-positive bacilli in the vagina of said subject.