Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140349982 | METHODS OF TREATING ULCERATIVE COLITIS - Provided herein are methods of treating and inducing ulcerative colitis in a subject. Also provided are methods of treating subjects with mild to moderate active ulcerative colitis, including ulcerative proctitis and proctosigmoiditis. Also provided are methods of administering budesonide to a subject to treat ulcerative colitis, including ulcerative proctitis and proctosigmoiditis. | 11-27-2014 |
20130065862 | FORMULATIONS AND USES OF 2-HYDROXY-5-PHENYLAZOBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVES - A method of increasing the bioavailability of balsalazide by administration of an oral dosage form with food is provided, as well as an article of manufacture comprising an oral dosage form of balsalazide in a suitable container and associated with printed labeling which describes the increased bioavailability of the medication in the container when taken with food. | 03-14-2013 |
20090252788 | Balsalazide formulations and manufacture and use thereof - The invention relates to formulations and dosage schedules of balsalazide. The invention further relates to methods of producing pharmaceutical formulations of balsalazide. | 10-08-2009 |
20080306029 | Prevention, Treatment, and Amelioration of Radiation Induced Enteritis - The present invention provides a new method of ameliorating and/or treating enteritis induced by radiation therapy, alone or in combination with other therapies, for the treatment of, for example, gastrointestinal malignancies, including colorectal, appendiceal, anal, or small bowel cancers; urogenital malignancies, including prostate, ladder, testicular, or penile cancers; gynecologic malignancies, including cervical, endometrial, ovarian, vaginal, or vulvar cancers; or osteogenic and other sarcomatous malignancies in which pelvic structures are involved, comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of balsalazide to a patient in need thereof. | 12-11-2008 |
20080260682 | Polyethylene glycol colonic purgative composition - This invention relates to novel colonic purgative compositions of polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of at least 1,000 or at least 4,000. Further, this invention relates to methods of using the colonic purgative compositions. The formulations and methods of this invention are particularly useful to cleanse the bowel prior to diagnostic and surgical procedures and can also be employed in lower dosages as a laxative to promote elimination and/or to relieve constipation. | 10-23-2008 |
20080213393 | Colonic purgative composition with soluble binding agent - This invention relates to novel colonic purgative compositions in a solid dosage form, comprising at least one purgative and at least one soluble, or soluble, nonfermentable binder, such as polyethylene glycol. Further, this invention relates to methods of using the colonic purgative compositions. The present compositions and methods are designed to improve patient tolerance and compliance, while at the same time improving the quality of bowel cleansing. The formulations and methods of this invention are particularly useful to cleanse the bowel prior to diagnostic and surgical procedures and can also be employed in lower dosages as a laxative to promote elimination and/or to relieve constipation. | 09-04-2008 |