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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Applicant:
Charles L. Bisgaier, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Charles L. Bisgaier, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Michigan Life Therapeutics, LLC, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/194 (2006.01); A61P 1/18 (2006.01); A61K 31/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/19 (2013.01);
Abstract
Gemcabene, a carboxyalkylether, is effective in the treatment and prevention of pancreatitis in subjects. The compound can be administered in an effective dose as the free acid, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or an ester or pro-drug that is hydrolyzed or otherwise metabolized in situ to gemcabene as the free acid or salt thereof.