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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Harry R. Davis, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Harry R. Davis, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Schering Corporation, Kenilworth, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/33 (2006.01); A61K 31/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to the use of sterol absorption inhibiting compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, therapeutic combinations and their use in combination with other lipid lowering agents to treat or prevent sitosterolemia and/or to lower the concentration of sterol(s) other than cholesterol in plasma or tissue of a mammal. Methods of treating or preventing vascular disease and coronary events also are provided.