Patents Assigned to Pharmacy and Therapeutic Advisory Consultancy Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6174917
    Abstract: Liver diseases, such as cirrhosis of the liver, toxic and medicamentary liver damage, a liver-parenchymic disorder or hepatitis, are treated by administering to a human or animal subject in need thereof a therapeutically active or prophylactically effective low dose amount of a vasodilating agent which selectively increases the supply of oxygenated blood to the liver by increasing hepatic arterial inflow; Suitable vasodilating agents include calcium blockers, such as a benzothiazepine derivative, nifedipine, felodipine or verapamil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Pharmacy and Therapeutic Advisory Consultancy Ltd.
    Inventor: Allan Joseph McLean
  • Patent number: 5854233
    Abstract: Liver diseases, such as cirrhosis of the liver, toxic and medicamentary liver damage, a liver-parenchymic disorder or hepatitis, are treated by administering to a human or animal subject in need thereof a therapeutically active or prophylactically effective low dose amount of a vasodilating agent which selectively increases the supply of oxygenated blood to the liver by increasing hepatic arterial inflow. Suitable vasodilating agents include calcium blockers, such as a benzothiazepine derivative, nifedipine, felodipine or verapamil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Pharmacy and Therapeutic Advisory Consultancy Ltd.
    Inventor: Allan Joseph McLean