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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ismat Ullah, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Nemichand B. Jain, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/24 ; A61K 9/28 ; A61K 9/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/24 ; A61K 9/28 ; A61K 9/26 ;
Abstract
A pharmaceutical composition is provided which is useful for cholesterol lowering and reducing the risk of a myocardial infarction, which includes a statin, such as pravastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin, atorvastatin, cerivastatin or fluvastatin, in combination with aspirin, in a manner to minimize interaction of aspirin with the statin and minimize side effects of aspirin. A method for lowering cholesterol and reducing risk of a myocardial infarction employing such composition is also provided.