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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2000
Richard D. Tillyer, Cranford, NJ (US);
Paul J. Reider, Westfield, NJ (US);
Edward J. J. Grabowski, Westfield, NJ (US);
Feng Xu, Staten Island, NY (US);
Jose M. Vega, Trappe, PA (US);
Mandana Asgharnejad, Ambler, PA (US);
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The instant invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase, as well as for treating and/or reducing the risk for diseases and conditions affected by inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase, comprising orally administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from a dihydroxy open acid statin and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof in a delayed-release pharmaceutical dosage form to a patient in need of such treatment wherein substantial release of the compound from the dosage form is delayed until after passage of the dosage form through the stomach.