COMPOSITION FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF EXTRAESOPHAGEAL SYMPTOMS OF GASTRIC REFLUX

摘要

The present invention relates to a liquid mixture or solid mixture in powder or granules, comprising or alternatively consisting of alginic acid and hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof, for use in the treatment, in particular in therapeutic treatment, extraesophageal symptoms or disorders caused or provoked by gastroesophageal reflux ( GERD) or partial reflux of gastric contents, such as, for example, partial ascending outflow of pepsin, hydrochloric acid, gastric juice or acidic gastric fumes from the stomach, and where the indicated disorders or symptoms appear in the extraesophageal region. The present invention also relates to a liquid composition or a solid composition in the form of a powder or granules, which contains the specified liquid or solid mixture, including or alternatively consisting of alginic acid and hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof, and, if necessary, additives or auxiliary substances of pharmaceutical or food grade, for use in the treatment, in particular in therapeutic treatment, extraesophageal disorders or symptoms that manifest in the extraesophageal region, represented by the eye or the eyeball and / or the periocular region, in patients suffering from gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) or partial reflux of gastric contents such as, for example, a partial ascending outflow of pepsin, hydrochloric acid, gastric juice or acidic gastric fumes from the stomach.