Use of carbazole compounds for the treatment of congestive heart failure

USRE40707E1 · kind E1 · reissue

Assignee

• SB Pharmco Puerto Rico Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mary Ann Lukas-Laskey · Rosemont, US
• Robert Ruffolo · Spring City, US
• Neil Howard Shusterman · Lansdowne, US
• Gisbert Spooner · Hemsbach, DE
• Klaus Strein · Hemsbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 7, 1996
• Grant date: May 5, 2009
• Expiry date: Feb 7, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A method of treatment using carvedilol is disclosed, wherein the carvedilol decreases the risk of mortality caused by congestive heart failure in patients. The patients are titrated with low amounts of carvedilol, with the initial titration dosage being only 10 to 30% of the daily maintenance dose.