Method of treating and/or preventing inflammation by administering olanexidine
AssigneeOtsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc.
InventorsTakuya Nii, Akifumi Hagi, Yoshie Tsubotani
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a composition that can be used as a novel anti-inflammatory agent. An inflammation such as stomatitis, oral mucositis, gingivitis, or pneumonia can be ameliorated and/or prevented by using a composition comprising olanexidine or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. The composition of the present invention preferably further comprises a poloxamer which is a block copolymer consisting of a chain of polyoxypropylene (POP) and two chains of polyoxyethylene (POE) flanking the POP.
Claims9
A method for treating and/or preventing an inflammation, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition for treatment and/or prevention of an inflammation, comprising olanexidine or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof to a patient in need of treatment and/or prevention of an inflammation, wherein the inflammation is selected from stomatitis, gingivitis, and pneumonia.
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