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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
May. 04, 1999
Tahir Ahmed, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Baker Norton Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Miami, FL (US);
Abstract
A method of treating a mammalian patient suffering from or prone to a condition characterized by late phase allergic reactions, airway hyperresponsiveness or inflammatory reactions, e.g., asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergic dermatitis, allergic conjunctivitis, inflammatory bowel disease or rheumatoid arthritis, comprising the administration to the patient of an oral, parenteral, intrabronchial, topical, intranasal or intraocular pharmaceutical composition containing in each dose about 0.005 to about 1.0 mg per kilogram of patient body weight of ultra-low molecular weight heparins (ULMWH) or other sulfated polysaccharides having average molecular weights of about 1,000-3,000 daltons. Suitable inhalant and other pharmaceutical compositions for use in the novel treatment method are also disclosed.