EP2167069B1 — Cholesterol-interacting layered phyllosilicates and methods of reducing hypercholesteremia in a mammal
Assigned to Amcol International Corp · Expires 2011-10-26 · 15y expired
What this patent protects
Layered phyllosilicates are useful for adsorbing and/or binding to cholesterol and, thereby, reducing blood cholesterol in a patient. Accordingly, provided herein is a hydrogen protonated layered phyllosilicate material for use in a method of decreasing the solubility of choleste…
USPTO Abstract
Layered phyllosilicates are useful for adsorbing and/or binding to cholesterol and, thereby, reducing blood cholesterol in a patient. Accordingly, provided herein is a hydrogen protonated layered phyllosilicate material for use in a method of decreasing the solubility of cholesterol in the gastrointestinal tract of a mammalian subject.
Drugs covered by this patent
- Zetia (EZETIMIBE) · Merck & Co.
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