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Lacidipine for the treatment of arteriosclerosis

US5455257A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 1993
Grant dateOct 3, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P9/10
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for the treatment of arteriosclerosis in a mammal which comprises administering to said mammal an effective amount of (E)-4-[2-[3-(1,1-dimethylethoxy)-3-oxo-1-propenyl]phenyl]-1,4-dihydro-2,6- dimethyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid diethyl ester, lacidipine, as well as methods of treatment of arteriosclerosis which comprise administering to a mammal, especially a human, in need thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising lacidipine and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.

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