Patent ID: 7166299

Claim:
A method for achieving a C max (μg UDCA/mL) of from about 4.5 to about 20.4 with a T max of less than about 30 minutes comprising: (a) administration of a clear oral liquid dosage form comprising: (i) a first material selected from the group consisting of a bile acid, an aqueous soluble derivative of a bile acid, a bile acid salt, a bile acid conjugated with an amine by an amide linkage, and combinations thereof; (ii) a second material selected from the group consisting of an aqueous soluble starch conversion product and/or an aqueous soluble non-starch polysaccharide; and (iii) sodium hydroxide, and, (iv) water, wherein the first and second materials both remain in solution for all pH values of the solution within a selected range of pH values and wherein the molar ratio of the sodium hydroxide to the first material is from about 0.6 to about 1.2.