Polyvalent equine immune serum composition and method for treating rheumatoid arthritis
AssigneePeter Stephan Center, Ltd.
InventorPeter M. Stephan
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Abstract
A composition and method for treating rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and related diseases which comprises administering an effective amount of an equine immune serum, in dosage form, to a patient. The equine immune serum is obtained from horses which have been immunized with a solution containing tissue from prenatal or pregnant pigs.
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A therapeutic composition in dosage form comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a polyvalent equine immune serum which contains antibodies to pig bone marrow, bone tissue, thymus, spleen, lymphatic ganglia, parathyroid gland, connective tissue, and serous membranes.
A method of treating rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and other related diseases which comprises administering to a patient having rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis or a related disease, an effective amount of a composition having as the essential active ingredient a polyvalent equine immune serum containing antibodies to pig bone marrow, bone tissue, thymus, spleen, lymphatic ganglia, parathyroid gland, connective tissue, and serous membranes.
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