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US 5,705,526 AGranted
Hypercholesterolemia therapeutic agent
AssigneeMutsunori Fujiwara
InventorsMutsunori Fujiwara, Toru Hiyoshi, Shinzo Makita
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Abstract
A hypercholesterolemia therapeutic agent containing lycopene as an effective ingredient. The hypercholesterolemia therapeutic agent comprises a soft-capsulated drug, and the soft-capsulated drug comprises a soft capsule which comprises gelatin and glycerin, and contents which comprise lycopene, .beta.-carotene, .alpha.-carotene, d-.alpha. tocopherol and a mixture of a wheat germ oil and a vegetable oil, which contents are packed into the soft capsule.
Claims6
A method for treating hypercholesterolemia in a patient in need thereof, which comprises:
- administering to said patient a hypercholesterolemia therapeutic agent containing lycopene as an effective ingredient therein, wherein said lycopene is administered to said patient in an amount within a range of from 1 to 25 mg per day per adult.
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