PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OF MICROSPHERES FOR PREVENTING DIABETIC FOOT AMPUTATION

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition that comprises polymeric microspheres containing epidermal growth factor (EGF) for the application, by the parenteral route, into the lower limbs of diabetic patients with cutaneous chronic ischemic ulcerative wounds. The pharmaceutical c...

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Main Authors ROLANDO PAEZ MEIRELES, BLAS YAMIR BETANCOURT RODRIGUEZ, VIVIAN MARIA SAEZ MARTINEZ, JORGE AMADOR BERLANGA ACOSTA, JOSE ANGEL RAMON HERNANDEZ
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LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published 26.10.2009
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
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Summary:The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition that comprises polymeric microspheres containing epidermal growth factor (EGF) for the application, by the parenteral route, into the lower limbs of diabetic patients with cutaneous chronic ischemic ulcerative wounds. The pharmaceutical composition described herein, in contrast with the state of the art, is useful because reduce the administration frequency during the treatment and allows for the healing of the ulcerative wounds in a shorter time interval with respect to the injection of equivalent quantities of non-encapsulated EGF.
Bibliography:Application Number: PT20070702319T