Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition is disclosed which comprises a physiologically active substance possessing peptide bonds in its structure and being inactivable by digestive enzymes, the active substances being other than insulin, and a synthetic chymotrypsin inhibitor. The composition is particularly suitable for intestinal absorption of the active substance.

Abstract: Novel benzoyl esters of the following formula (I), and acid addition salts thereof, ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group, A represents a single bond, a linear or branched lower alkylene group, a lower alkenylene group, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 join together to form a lower alkylene group, R.sub.5 represents a group of the formula, --X--(CO).sub.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition is disclosed which comprises a physiologically active substance possessing peptide bonds in its structure and being inactivable by digestive enzymes, the active substance being other than insulin, and a synthetic chymotrypsin inhibitor. The composition is particularly suitable for intestinal absorption of the active substance.

Abstract: The specification describes an economical process for the preparation of immunoglobulin for intravenous administration. An immunoglobulin can be, in accordance with the process, purified by a combination of a fractional precipitation method and an affinity chromatography. As a precipitant, divalent or trivalent metal salts are used and a complex of human IgG and a polyhydroxy polymeric compound is employed as an adsorbent. Purified immunoglobulin contains little or no aggregated or partially denatured globulin which is believed to cause anaphylaxis when administered intravenously. Prior art techniques cannot economically provide immunoglobulin in such a purified form and only intramuscular injections were feasible. Intravenous administrations allow immunoglobulin to be dosed in a larger amount and to act much faster than intramuscular injections.