Patent ID: 6852708

Claim:
A pharmaceutical composition comprising together with pharmaceutically acceptable diluents, adjuvants and/or carriers: (1) a form of hyaluronic acid selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and combinations thereof wherein the concentration of the form of hyaluronic acid is 2% by weight of the composition, and (2) an agent selected from the group consisting of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a restenosis inhibiting drug, Vitamin C, a free radical scavenger, an anti-oxidant and combinations thereof for inhibiting the narrowing of the vascular walls of an animal after the vascular walls have been traumatized, the amount of the form of hyaluronic acid being an effective non-toxic amount incorporated into the composition together with a therapeutically effective amount of the agent to inhibit vascular wall narrowing, wherein the amount of the form of hyaluronic acid is an effective amount to inhibit the narrowing of the vascular walls of the animal and the agent enhances the effect of the form of hyaluronic acid in the inhibition of the narrowing of the vascular walls, and wherein the form of hyaluronic acid is in an amount of between 10 mg to 1000 mg having a molecular weight of greater than 150,000 daltons and less than 750,000 daltons.