The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2021
Applicant:
Eirgen Pharma Ltd., Waterford, IE;
Inventors:
Joel Z. Melnick, Evanston, IL (US);
Charles W. Bishop, Miami, FL (US);
P. Martin Petkovich, Kingston, CA;
Stephen A. Strugnell, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
EIRGEN PHARMA LTD., Waterford, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/593 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/592 (2006.01); A61P 3/02 (2006.01); A61P 13/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/593 (2013.01); A61K 9/0053 (2013.01); A61K 31/592 (2013.01); A61P 3/02 (2018.01); A61P 13/12 (2018.01);
Abstract
Methods for treating vitamin D insufficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients having CKD comprising administering repeat doses of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are disclosed. The methods comprise administering 25-hydroxyvitamin D in an amount effective to safely raise the patient's serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level to greater than 90 ng/ml and/or to control the patient's serum ratio of 25-hydroxyvitamin D to 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D to less than 20.