AQUEOUS ALKALINE METAL BICARBONATE SOLUTIONS FOR TREATING OSTEOARTHROSE

摘要

An aqueous alkali metal bicarbonate solution for oral administration comprising a stabilising agent selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, hydrated carbon dioxide, carbonic acid or a mixture thereof. The alkali metal is substantially only magnesium ions, and the stabilising agent is present in an amount to maintain the pH of the solution above the normal blood plasma pH value of 7.38 and below 9. 10. An aqueous alkali metal bicarbonate solution as defined in Claim 1, for use in medicine. The composition has a number of medical uses, for example in preventing or treating inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases or viral diseases in a mammal.