Claims for Patent: 3,860,707

Summary for Patent: 3,860,707

Title:	METHOD OF TREATING VAGINITIS
Abstract:	Lactulose has been found to be effective in the treatment of vaginitis.
Inventor(s):	Wootton; Leslie William (Kingsdown near Sevenoaks, EN)
Assignee:	U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY)
Application Number:	05/377,518
Patent Claims:	1. A method of treating women suffering from vaginitis which method comprises intravaginally administering to said women a daily effective amount of lactulose. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein lactulose is administered in an amount of 4 to 10 grammes once or twice a day. 3. The method of claim 2 wherein lactulose is administered daily in 1 or 2 doses of 5 grammes. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein lactulose is administered in the form of a syrup containing about 50% by weight of lactulose, about 5% by weight of lactose, about 8% by weight of galactose and the remainder water. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the administration of lactulose is preceded by or combined with the intravaginal administration of a daily effective amount of an antibiotic selected from the group consisting of Nystatin and Pimafucin. 6. The method of claim 1 wherein lactulose is administered in the form of an intravaginal tampon loaded with an effective amount of lactulose. 7. The method of claim 4 wherein the lactulose syrup is contained in an intravaginal tampon. 8. Intravaginal tampon loaded with an effective amount of lactulose. 9. Intravaginal tampon of claim 8 loaded with an effective amount of a syrup containing about 50% by weight of lactulose, about 5% by weight of lactose, about 8% by weight of galactose and the remainder water.