Patent References 2893990 2962419 3849554 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 425010 filed on 12/14/1973US Classes:514/23Carbohydrate (i.e., saccharide radical containing) DOAIExaminersPrimary: Roberts, Elbert L.Attorney, Agent or FirmAbstractPharmaceutical compositions for inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol comprising effective unit dosage amounts of a polyol fatty acid ester having at least four fatty acid ester groups; and a method for treating and/or preventing hypercholesterolemia in an animal comprising systematically administering to such animal successive therapeutically effective doses of said polyol fatty acid ester. | |