The present invention relates to a method for removing bile acids from a patient and certain polymers of use in the method. The method comprises the step of administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a polymer composition which includes a a poly(diallylamine) polymer which is substituted with hydrophobic groups. The hydrophobic groups can be a substituted or unsubstituted, straight chain or branched C
3
-C
24
-alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an aryl group.
本发明涉及一种从患者中去除
胆汁酸的方法以及在该方法中使用的某些聚合物。该方法包括向患者投与治疗有效量的聚合物组合物,该组合物包括一种取代了疏
水基团的聚(
二烯丙胺)聚合物。疏
水基团可以是取代或未取代的直链或支链C3-C24烷基,芳基烷基或芳基。