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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kang Cheng, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Samuel D. Wright, Westfield, NJ (US);
Tsuei-Ju Wu, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/124 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/124 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a drug combination comprised of a thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist with a fibrate in therapeutically effective amounts, which is useful for reducing cholesterol synthesis, lowering plasma cholesterol levels and lowering plasma triglyceride levels.