Claims
- 1. A method for protection against infection which comprises administering to a patient in need of such protection a composition comprising riboflavin and/or a riboflavin derivative.
- 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the riboflavin derivative is flavin mononucleotide, flavin adenine dinucleotide or a pharmacologically acceptable salt of riboflavin.
- 3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises riboflavin and/or a riboflavin derivative and an antibiotic.
- 4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the composition is administered to the patient in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 500 mg/kg of weight of the patient.
- 5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the composition is administered to the patient in a form of intramuscular injection, intravenous injection, subcutaneous injection or oral administration.
- 6. A method for protection against infection which comprises administering to a patient in need of such protection a composition comprising riboflavin and/or a riboflavin and/or a riboflavin derivative and a water-soluble polymer or lecithin.
- 7. The method according to claim 6 wherein the water-soluble polymer is one or more selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl pyrrolidone, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, methy cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, sodium chondroitinn sulfate, polyethylene-hardened castor oil, polyoxysorbitan faty acid esters and polyvinlyl alcohol.
- 8. The method according to claim 6 wherein the lecithin is one or more selected from the group consisting of yolk lecithin, soybean lecithin and hydrogenated lecithins thereof.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of Ser. No. 08/420,632, filed Apr. 12, 1995, U.S. Pat. No. 5,814,632 which is a divisional application of Ser. No. 08/204,333, filed Mar. 14, 1994, now abandoned which is a 371 of PCT/JP92/01146, filed Sep. 9, 1992.
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