Prevention of Thrombotic Disorders with Active Vitamin D Compounds or Mimics Thereof
First Claim
1. A method for preventing, treating or ameliorating a thrombotic disorder comprising administering by high dose pulse administration (HDPA) to an animal in need of such a treatment a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of active vitamin D compound or a mimic thereof.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for preventing, treating, or ameliorating thrombotic disorders in an animal comprising administering to the animal an active vitamin D compound or a mimic thereof. According to the invention, the active vitamin D compound or the mimic thereof may be administered by HDPA so that high doses of the active vitamin D compound or the mimic thereof can be administered to an animal without inducing severe symptomatic hypercalcemia. The invention also relates a method for preventing, treating, or ameliorating thrombotic disorders in an animal comprising administering to the animal an active vitamin D compound or a mimic thereof in combination with one or more other therapeutic agents.
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- 1. A method for preventing, treating or ameliorating a thrombotic disorder comprising administering by high dose pulse administration (HDPA) to an animal in need of such a treatment a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of active vitamin D compound or a mimic thereof.
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18. A method for preventing, treating, or ameliorating a thrombotic disorder associated with administration of one or more erythropoiesis-stimulating agents to an animal, comprising administering to said animal an effective amount of active vitamin D compound or a mimic thereof.
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