USE OF AN EMULSION CONTAINING OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS TO PRODUCE A MEDICAMENT TO BE PARENTERALLY ADMINISTERED FOR TREATING INFLAMMATORY DISEASES

摘要

The object of the invention is the use of an emulsion containing one or more polyunsaturated, long-chained omega-3 fatty acids or their pharmaceutically acceptable esters or salts and the usual adjuvants or additives to produce a medicament to be parenterally administered for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, especially inflammatory lung diseases, inflammatory intestinal diseases and lupus erythematodes, especially mucoviscidosis and/or colitis ulcerosa. In the emulsions used in the invention, the omega-3 fatty acids, their pharmaceutically acceptable esters or salts are contained in pure form or as a component of oils like natural, prepared, semi-synthetic or synthetic oils, preferably fish oils. The preferred forms of such emulsions are those containing oils, preferably fish oils, glycerin, at least one emulsifier and water for injection purposes, in which the oils contain at least 20 wt % omega-3 fatty acids.