Oral dosage form for X-ray contrast media containing a pharmaceutically acceptable base and method of use thereof
AssigneeSchering Corporation
InventorsWolfram Clauss, Ulrich Speck, Dietmar Jentsch
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Abstract
An oral dosage form of X-ray contrast medium for cholecystocolangiography comprises a constrast agent and an amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable base, sufficient to neutralize the stomach acid of the person ingesting it.
Claims17
In a pharmaceutical composition adapted for oral administration, comprising in unit dosage form, an X-ray contrast agent for cholecystocholangiography in admixture with a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier, the improvement wherein the composition comprises an amount per unit dosage of a pharmaceutically-acceptable base effective to neutralize the stomach acid content of a human when the composition is ingested.
A method for orally administering an X-ray contrast medium for cholecystocholangiography comprising administering orally to the patient concurrently with the contrast agent an amount of a physiologically-acceptable base sufficient to neutralize the stomach acid content of said patient.
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