EP0401705A3 — Use of an hmg coa reductase inhibitor and/or a squalene synthetase inhibitor for treating peripheral atherosclerotic disease
Assigned to ER Squibb and Sons LLC · Expires 1993-01-07 · 33y expired
What this patent protects
A use of a pharmaceutical composition is provided for treating peripheral atherosclerotic disease (arte riosclerosis obliterans) and/or intermittent claudication containing an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor alone and/or inhibitor of the enzyme squalene synthetase and optionally …
USPTO Abstract
A use of a pharmaceutical composition is provided for treating peripheral atherosclerotic disease (arte riosclerosis obliterans) and/or intermittent claudication containing an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor alone and/or inhibitor of the enzyme squalene synthetase and optionally a pharmaceutical which reduces serum cholesterol by a mechanism other than inhibiting production of the enzyme HMG CoA reductase or the enzyme squalene synthetase, for example, probucol or gemfibrozil.
Drugs covered by this patent
- Zetia (EZETIMIBE) · Merck & Co.
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