COMPOSITION FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF EXTRAOESOPHAGEAL GASTRIC REFLUX SYMPTOMS

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 the curative treatment, of extraoesophageal symptoms or disorders caused or provoked by gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) or by a partial reflux of gastric contents, such as, for example, the partial upflow of pepsin, hydrochloric acid, gastric juices or acidic gastric vapours from the stomach and wherein said disorders or symptoms manifest themselves in an extraoesophageal region. The present invention further relates to a liquid composition or solid composition, in powder or granules, which comprises said liquid or solid mixture comprising or, alternatively, consisting of alginic acid and hyaluronic acid, or a salt thereof, and optionally pharmaceutical or food grade additives or excipients, for use in the treatment, in particular in the curative treatment, of extraoesophageal disorders or symptoms that manifest themselves in the extraoesophageal region represented by the eye or eyeball and/or periocular region in patients affected by gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) or by a partial reflux of gastric contents, such as, for example, the partial upflow of pepsin, hydrochloric acid, gastric juices or acidic gastric vapours from the stomach.