Abstract
Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of cartilage and/or bone conditions and for methods of treating such condition. The compounds are salts of strontium that have a water-solubility of from about 1g/l to about 100g/l at room temperature, especially amino acid salts of strontium or dicarboxylic acid salts of strontium. Examples of novel water-soluble strontium salts are e.g. strontium glutamate and strontium alpha-ketoglutarate. The present invention also relates to an improved method for preparing the strontium salt of glutamic acid.
| Original language | English |
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| Patent number | WO2004098619A3 |
| Priority date | 5/7/03 |
| Filing date | 5/6/04 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 10 2005 |