Patent ID: 6964949
Filing Date: 2005-11-15
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
1. A method for treating a patient suffering from vaginitis, a disturbance of the vaginal bacterial flora or bacterial vaginosis, wherein said vaginitis, disturbance of the vaginal 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 comprising: 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, b) anti-fungal drug in a concentration of from about 0.0001% to about 5% w/v based on the total volume of the composition, and c) 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.