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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1385 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1385 ;
Abstract
Lipid metabolic disorders, such as hyperlipidemia or hyperlipoproteinemia can be treated by administering to an afflicted individual an effective amount of 5-(1,2-dithiolan-3-yl) valeric acid (&agr;-lipoic acid) or one of its physiologically acceptable salts. Pharmaceutical compositions containing (&agr;-lipoic acid) and methods for making such compositions also are disclosed.