COMPOSITION CONTAINING ACETYL CARNITINE AND OTHER ACYL DERIVATIVES OF CARNITINE FOR TREATING HYPERLIPOPROTEINAEMIAS AND HYPERLIPIDAEMIAS

摘要

A therapeutic composition for the treatment of hyperlipidaemias and hyperlipoproteinaemias is disclosed. This composition comprises an effective amount of acetyl-carnitine and other acyl derivatives of carnitine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters or amides thereof, sufficient to restore an abnormal lipid metabolism to normal, in mixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.