Method for treating calcium imbalance and improving calcium absorption in mammals
First Claim
1. A method for increasing the calcium absorption and retention within the body of mammals displaying evidence of, or having a physiological tendency toward, loss of bone mass, which comprises administering internally to said mammals, in a therapeutically effective amount, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1α
- -hydroxycholecalciferol, 1α
-hydroxyergocalciferol, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, 1,25-dihydroxyergocalciferol and 1,24,25-trihydroxycholecalciferol.
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Abstract
A method for treating or preventing metabolic bone disease characterized by loss of bone mass and of improving the calcium balance and calcium absorption of mammals, particularly of women in the post menopausal state, by administering at least one compound having the formulae ##STR1## where R1, R2 and R4 are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, lower alkyl, acyl and O-alkyl and R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, keto, lower alkyl, acyl and O-alkyl.
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5 Claims
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1. A method for increasing the calcium absorption and retention within the body of mammals displaying evidence of, or having a physiological tendency toward, loss of bone mass, which comprises administering internally to said mammals, in a therapeutically effective amount, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1α
- -hydroxycholecalciferol, 1α
-hydroxyergocalciferol, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, 1,25-dihydroxyergocalciferol and 1,24,25-trihydroxycholecalciferol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- -hydroxycholecalciferol, 1α
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