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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Albert D. Friesen, Winnipeg, CA;
Marjorie Zettler, Winnipeg, CA;
Inventors:
Albert D. Friesen, Winnipeg, CA;
Marjorie Zettler, Winnipeg, CA;
Assignee:
Medicure International Inc., St. James, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 43/42 (2006.01); A01N 43/40 (2006.01); A61K 31/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of administering vitamin B6 related compounds for treatment of hypertriglyceridemia. Vitamin B6 related compounds include pyridoxal, pyridoxal-5'-phosphate, pyridoxamine, a 3-acylated analogue of pyridoxal, a 3-acylated analogue of pyridoxal-4,5-aminal, and mixtures thereof. Embodiments of the present invention also comprise co-administering a lipid lowering agent, such as a nicotinic acid, a fibrate, a HMG CoA reductase inhibitor, a cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor, and combinations thereof.