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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2016
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Mark Pruzanski, New York, NY (US);
Luciano Adorini, Milan, IT;
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present application relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a combination of an FXR agonist and at least one additional therapeutic agent that lowers the glucose level in the blood, stimulates insulin secretion, and/or increases insulin sensitivity. The present application relates to use of the pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of a FXR mediated disease or condition, such as NAFLD and NASH, a disease or condition related to an elevated level of glucose in the blood, decreased secretion of insulin, and/or decreased insulin sensitivity such as hyperglycemia, diabetes, obesity, and insulin resistance, or for lowering the glucose level in the blood, stimulating insulin secretion, and/or increasing insulin sensitivity.