Solid composition for the oral administration of dyes and diagnostic use thereof
AssigneeCosmo Technologies Limited
InventorsLuigi MORO, Mauro Severino AJANI, Roberto VILA, Giuseppe CELASCO, Alessandro REPICI
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Abstract
The present application discloses solid compositions for the oral administration of dyes, and diagnostic use thereof. Preferably, such diagnostic use is aimed at the diagnostic evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract.
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A method of detecting a pathology in a subject undergoing colonoscopy, comprising the subject swallowing one or more doses of an extended release tablet prior to the colonoscopy, the tablets comprising:
- (a) methylene blue;
- (b) at least one lipophilic compound;
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- (c) at least one hydrophilic compound;
- and wherein the tablet is coated with a composition comprising at least one gastro-resistant substance.
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A method for delivering methylene blue to the colon of a subject, comprising administering to the subject an extended release tablet comprising:
- (a) methylene blue;
- (b) at least one lipophilic compound;
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- (c) at least one hydrophilic compound;
- and wherein the tablet is coated with a composition comprising at least one gastro-resistant substance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.