Experiment 609060
Worktypes
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | CASTANO,G: MAS,R: FERNANDEZ,JC: ILLNAIT,J:. (1997). COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF TWO ONCE-DAILY REGIMENS OF POLICOSANOL IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE II HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA.. 58(3) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE BLIND, PLACEBO CONTROLLED STUDY COMPARED THE EFFECTS OF TWO 5MG TABLETS VERSUS ONE 10MG TABLET OF POLICOSANOL IN 60 PATIENTS WITH TYPE II HYPERCHOLESTROLEMIA. THE GROUPS TREATED WITH EITHER TWO 5MG OR ONE 10MG TABLET HAD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED TOTAL CHOLESTEROL (>14%) OF TOTAL CHOLESTEROL TO HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL AND LDL-C TO HDL-C. HDL-C LEVELS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED BOTH GROUPS. TRIGLYCERIDE LEVELS DID NOT CHANGE IN ETHER GROUP. |
| Dose amount | 10.0 MG |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |