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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark vB Cleveland, Duxbury, MA (US);
Russell W Pelham, Duxbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Braintree Laboratories, Inc., Braintree, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514723 ;
Abstract
Intestinal gas, cramping and/or anorectal irritation are treated by oral administration of an effective or sufficient amount of a composition comprising polyethylene glycol, preferably dispersed and/or dissolved in an aqueous medium. The PEG compositions used for the present invention are desirably substantially free of ancillary electrolytes.