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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
May. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nataragan Ranganathan, Broomall, PA (US);
Jack Dickstein, Huntingdon Valley, PA (US);
Raj Mehta, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Kibow Biotech Inc., Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/50 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/50 ;
Abstract
Microencapsulated and/or enteric coated compositions containing a mixture of probiotics, prebiotics and ammoniaphilic bacteria with high urease activity with or without sorbents with specific adsorption affinities for uremic toxins such as creatinine, uric acid, phenols, indoles, middle molecular weight molecules and inorganic phosphate and water absorbents are provided. Also provided are methods of alleviating symptoms of uremia in a patient which comprises administering orally to a patient suffering from uremia a microencapsulated and/or enteric-coated composition.