Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
424940210 | Pancreatin | 18 |
20090010913 | NATURAL LINIMENT FOR TREATMENT OF SKIN CANCERS - A liniment composition for reversing or retarding the growth of cancerous skin tumors comprising primarily, pancreatin, pepsin, betaine HCL, emulsified vitamin A, and zinc, pancrelipase, fenugreek, papain, amylase and ox bile extract, with optional trace amounts of other ingredients. | 01-08-2009 |
20090311235 | Use of Polymeric Materials with Other Substances for Improved Performance - Methods of enabling or improving the ability of a hydrogel to swell in the stomach of an animal and/or increasing the amount of time said hydrogel remains swollen in the stomach are described herein. In one embodiment, a polymer is administered in combination with one or more pH modifying agents which raise and maintain the pH of the micro environment of the polymer and/or the stomach in order inducing swelling in the polymer. The polymer can be a homopolymer, a copolymer, or a polymer blend or composite. In one embodiment, the polymer is a superabsorbent polymer (“SAP”). The polymers can also be administered with one or more active agents, such as appetite suppressants. The pH modifying agent and/or the active agent can be administered simultaneously with the polymer in the same dosage form, simultaneously with the polymer in separate dosage forms, or sequentially. The compositions are formulated for oral administration. The formulation can include drugs for delivery to the stomach, such as antibiotics, or the hydrogel can be used as a filler, for example, for obesity control. The formulation an also be used to enhance gastric retention, for example, for controlled drug delivery. Methods of delivering a drug are also described herein, along with medicaments for carrying out the methods of the present invention. | 12-17-2009 |
20100196344 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY - The present invention relates to compositions for the treatment of conditions, including pancreatic insufficiency. The compositions of the present invention comprise lipase, protease and amylase in a particular ratio that provides beneficial results in patients, such as those afflicted with pancreatic insufficiency. This invention also relates to methods using such compositions for the treatment of pancreatic insufficiency. | 08-05-2010 |
20120114626 | METHOD FOR TREATING PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS - A method of utilizing the chymotrypsin level of an individual as a measure of the success of neuropeptides, and peptides or digestive enzyme administration to such individuals, and in particular, as a prognosticative of potential neuropeptides, peptides, and digestive enzyme administration for persons having ADD, ADHD, Autism and other PDD related disorders. A method for determining the efficacy of neuropeptides, peptides, or digestive enzymes for the treatment of an individual diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) comprises obtaining a sample of feces from an individual, determining a quantitative level of chymotrypsin present in the sample, and correlating the quantitative level of chymotrypsin determined to be present in the sample with the PDD to determine the efficacy of treating the individual with neuropeptides, peptides, or digestive enzyme administration. | 05-10-2012 |
20120177629 | Predigested Nutritional Formula - The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of a predigested nutritional formula as well as the predigested liquid nutritional formula and a kit for the preparation of a predigested nutritional formula. The predigested nutritional formula comprises digestive enzymes and a liquid nutritional composition comprising a mixture of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and water. | 07-12-2012 |
20120207740 | Method for Treating Pervasive Development Disorders - A method of utilizing the chymotrypsin level of an individual as a measure of the success of secretin, other neuropeptides, and peptides or digestive enzyme administration to such individuals, and in particular, as a prognosticative of potential secretin, other neuropeptides, peptides, and digestive enzyme administration for persons having ADD, ADHD, Autism and other PDD related disorders. | 08-16-2012 |
20130195833 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYMPTOMS OF PRION DISEASES - A therapeutic composition for the treatment of the symptoms of prion diseases and the method for preparing the therapeutic agents is disclosed. The therapeutic composition is a stable pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more digestive and/or pancreatic enzymes. The therapeutic composition may be manufactured by a variety of encapsulation technologies. Delivery of the therapeutic composition may be made orally, through injection, by adherence of a medicated patch or other method. Further, a method of using fecal chymotrypsin level as a biomarker for the presence of a prion disease, or the likelihood of an individual to develop a prion disease is disclosed. | 08-01-2013 |
20130202581 | ENZYME COMPOSITIONS AND USE THEREOF FOR WOUND HEALING - Compositions and methods of using the compositions for wound healing are provided. The compositions include one or more digestive enzymes, for example, one or more protease, lipases, and amylases. The compositions can be formulated as topical pharmaceutical compositions and can be used for faster healing through stimulation of epidermal cells in the absence of scarring. The compositions may deposit a short term fibrosis and help prevent re-opening of wounds. The compositions may improve recruitment of white blood cells, thereby inducing or enhancing growth factor and immune system activation via an enzyme antibiotic effect. The compositions may enhance the epidermal integrity beyond that of the normal physiological restorative process. Application of the compositions may result in greater re-growth of hair on regions of wounds healed with enzyme and reduced alopecia. The compositions may be administered without causing allergic reactions and without causing biological damage or burns. | 08-08-2013 |
20130323223 | METHODS OF TREATING CELIAC DISEASE - Described herein are compositions which include digestive enzymes and which are formulated to reduce one or more symptoms of celiac disease or a related disorder. Also described herein is a method for treating a subject with celiac disease or a related disorder using digestive enzymes and their derivatives to alleviate the symptoms of celiac disease or a related disorder. The method comprises administering to the individual an effective amount of digestive enzymes that are either naturally or recombinantly derived, or their derivatives, in an amount effective to reduce one or more symptoms of celiac disease or a related disorder. | 12-05-2013 |
20140017223 | Pharmaceutical Compositions Comprising A Pancreatic Enzyme Preparation With Viral Infectivity Reduced Below A Significant Level And Methods Of Preparing And Using The Same - The present invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising pancreatic enzyme preparations (PEPs) with viral infectivity reduced below significant levels and having high enzymatic activity. The PEPs can comprise lipases, proteases, amylases, non-enveloped viruses (e.g., porcine parvovirus (PPV), porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2), porcine encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV)), and enveloped viruses (e.g., vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), and influenza A (IFA)). The present invention also includes methods of treating pancreatic insufficiency by administering these pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making the same by treating the PEP with beta-propiolactone (BPL) to reduce viral infectivity. | 01-16-2014 |
20140127184 | COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS - Described herein are compositions which include digestive enzymes and which are formulated to reduce one or more symptoms of a neuropsychiatric disorder. Also described herein is a method for treating an individual with a neuropsychiatric disorder using digestive enzymes and their derivatives to alleviate the symptoms of neuropsychiatric disorders. The method comprises administering to the individual an effective amount of digestive enzymes that are either naturally or recombinantly derived, or their derivatives, in an amount effective to reduce one or more symptoms of the neuropsychiatric disorder. | 05-08-2014 |
20140161787 | Pharmaceutical Preparation for the Treatment of the Symptoms of Addiction and Method of Diagnosing Same - A therapeutic agent for the treatment of the symptoms of addiction and the method for preparing the therapeutic agent is disclosed. The therapeutic agent is a stable pharmaceutical preparation containing, but not limited to, digestive/pancreatic enzymes. The therapeutic agent may be manufactured by a variety of encapsulation technologies. Delivery of the therapeutic agent may be made orally, through injection, by adherence of a medicated patch or other method. Further, a method of using of a biomarker, the presence of chymotrypsin in the gastrointestinal tract to determine the presence of symptoms of addiction, and the likelihood of relapsing into addiction is disclosed. | 06-12-2014 |
20150023944 | Method of Treating and Diagnosing Parkinson's Disease and Related Dysautonomic Disorders - A method for treating a Parkinson's patient with digestive/pancreatic enzymes involves administering an effective amount of digestive/pancreatic enzymes to an individual having the disorder in order to improve a symptom of the disorder. In addition, a method is provided for determining whether an individual has, or may develop, Parkinson's disease or related dysautonomic disorders and for determining whether an individual will benefit from the administration of pancreatic/digestive enzymes to treat the dysautonomic disorder. | 01-22-2015 |
20150147308 | COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS - Described herein are compositions which include digestive enzymes and which are formulated to reduce one or more symptoms of a neuropsychiatric disorder. Also described herein is a method for treating an individual with a neuropsychiatric disorder using digestive enzymes and their derivatives to alleviate the symptoms of neuropsychiatric disorders. The method comprises administering to the individual an effective amount of digestive enzymes that are either naturally or recombinantly derived, or their derivatives, in an amount effective to reduce one or more symptoms of the neuropsychiatric disorder. | 05-28-2015 |
20150306190 | METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH (SIBO) AND SIBO-RELATED CONDITIONS - Disclosed is a method of treating small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) or a SIBO-caused condition in a human subject. SIBO-caused conditions include irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, impaired mentation, impaired memory, halitosis, tinnitus, sugar craving, autism, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, drug sensitivity, an autoimmune disease, and Crohn's disease. Also disclosed are a method of screening for the abnormally likely presence of SIBO in a human subject and a method of detecting SIBO in a human subject. A method of determining the relative severity of SIBO or a SIBO-caused condition in a human subject, in whom small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been detected, is also disclosed. | 10-29-2015 |
20160120964 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED SAFETY PROFILE HAVING LIPASE ACTIVITY AND COMPOSITIONS SUITABLE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL USE - Processes are described for producing solid or semi-solid compositions, in particular solid oral compositions for pharmaceutical use, comprising treating an enzyme or enzyme-mixture with lipase-activity and a surfactant-component at defined process parameters. Said processes are suited for diminishing undesired biological contamination, e.g. viral contamination, of the said enzyme or enzyme-mixture while maintaining its desired biological activities, e.g. enzymatic activities. The process is suitable for industrial use. Also described are solid or semi-solid compositions comprising an enzyme or enzyme-mixture having lipase activity, a surfactant-component and a polymeric additive, optionally comprising further auxiliaries. Said compositions can preferably be obtained by the processes as described herein. Further described are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the solid or semi-solid compositions as described herein. | 05-05-2016 |
20160174566 | METHODS, FORMULATIONS, AND KITS FOR BACTERIAL DEGRADATION | 06-23-2016 |
20160199465 | Compositions and method for utilization of thioretinamide in therapy of degenerative diseases of aging | 07-14-2016 |