Inventors:
Seymour H. Fein - New Canaan CT, US
Edward D. Purich - Silver Spring MD, US
Paul S. Jowell - Chapel Hill NC, US
John Baillie - Durham NC, US
International Classification:
A61K 36/00, A61K 36/16
Abstract:
The invention relates generally to methods for preventing post endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis (ERCP). The method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising secretin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.