Patent ID: 6835398
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: A61K,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for treating a patient with magnesium supplementation comprising:introducing said patient to a treatment regimen wherein orally administered magnesium dosage levels increase gradually over time from about 250 to 500 mg elemental magnesium/day to between about 600 mg and about 5000 mg/day elemental magnesium, wherein (i) each orally administered daily dosage amount is (a) in extended release form and/or (b) divided into smaller doses and orally administered several times per day, (ii) the orally administered daily dosage amount is gradually increased over time and in association with patient's increased tolerance to the increased dosage, and (iii) the administered magnesium is in a solid form or a solution; and maintaining a well-tolerated high-level dosage of orally administered magnesium until therapeutically effective magnesium supplementation is obtained.