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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:
Sep. 15, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus F Kopp, D-8017 Ebersberg, DE;
Joachim W Helbig, D-8132 Tutzing, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 33 ; 424 35 ; 424 81 ; 424127 ; 424153 ; 424154 ; 424317 ; 424322 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a method of treating a subject suffering from abnormal distribution and retention of body fluids such as may be the result of altered renal function, which comprises the step of administering to a subject in need of such treatment, a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable alkaline acting substance capable of increasing patient plasma bicarbonate level to a value in excess of that prior to treatment. Oral preparations, in particular an alkaline substance capable of releasing bicarbonate ions, for therapy of a large variety of ailments and diseases, are disclosed.