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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1993
Steven J Adelman, Hatfield, PA (US);
Kurt E Steiner, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
American Home Product Corporation, Madison, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for the treatment of atherosclerosis by administering to a patient in need of anti-atherosclerotic treatment, an effective amount of 17 alpha-dihydroequilin, a C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkanoyloxy ester thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of it's sulfate or phosphate ester, in the absence of naturally occurring estrogenic sreroids. A pharmaceutical composition containing 17 alpha-dihydroequilin, a C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkanoyloxy ester thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of it's sulfate or phosphate ester, in the absence of naturally occurring estrogenic sreroids, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier therefor.