Patent ID: 8691796
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for inhibiting arthritis in a mammal in need thereof, comprising administrating to the mammal an effective amount of a mixture comprising (a) hyaluronic acid and (b) a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor, wherein the mixture comprises about 85 wt % to about 99.5 wt % of hyaluronic acid and about 0.5 wt % to about 15 wt % of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, based on the total weight of hyaluronic acid and the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, and wherein the mixture is administered by intra-articular injection.