Drug combinations comprising (E)-7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropyl-2-[methylsulfonyl)amino] pyrimidin-5-yl] (3r,5s) -3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid and an inhibitor, inducer or substrate of p450 isoenzyme 3A4
US6982157B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P43/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention concerns safe non-interacting drug combinations of a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor, which is (E)-7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropyl-2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]pyrimidin-5-yl](3R,5S)-3,5 -dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (the Agent) and a drug which is either an inducer, inhibitor or a substrate of cytochrome P450, in particular cytochrome P450 isoenzyme 3A4. Particular combinations are useful in treating hyperlipidaemia in humans who are receiving immunosuppressive chemotherapy. A preferred combination is the Agent and a fibrate drug, the use of such a combination in treating hyperlipidaemia in mammals, and medicaments containing such a combination for use in such treatments.
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