Patent ID: 7943664
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P,C07F

Abstract:
1. A method of treating hyperphosphatemia, or a complication or secondary condition that results from hyperphosphatemia, the method comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a phosphate binder that comprises a ferric iron composition that is a solid ligand-modified poly oxo-hydroxy metal ion material represented by the formula (M x L y (OH) n ), wherein M represents one or more metal ions that comprise Fe 3+ ions, L represents one or more ligands that comprise a carboxylic acid ligand, or an ionised form thereof, and OH represents oxo or hydroxy groups and wherein the material has a polymeric structure in which the ligands L are non-stoichiometrically substituted for the oxo or hydroxy groups and wherein the solid ligand-modified poly oxo-hydroxy metal ion material having one or more reproducible physico-chemical properties.