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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1996
Applicants:
Mary Ann Lukas-laskey, Rosemont, PA (US);
Robert Ruffolo, Jr., Spring City, PA (US);
Neil Howard Shusterman, Wynnewood, PA (US);
Gisbert Spooner, Laudenbach, DE;
Klaus Strein, Hemsbach, DE;
Inventors:
Mary Ann Lukas-Laskey, Rosemont, PA (US);
Robert Ruffolo, Jr., Spring City, PA (US);
Neil Howard Shusterman, Wynnewood, PA (US);
Gisbert Spooner, Laudenbach, DE;
Klaus Strein, Hemsbach, DE;
Assignee:
SB Pharmco Puerto Rico Inc., Hato Rey, PR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/403 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of treatment using carvedilol is disclosed, wherein the carvedilol decreases the risk of mortality caused by congestive heart failure in patients. The patients are titrated with low amounts of carvedilol, with the initial titration dosage being only 10 to 30% of the daily maintenance dose.