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• the present invention relates to a method for treating peripheral atherosclerotic disease (arteriosclerosis obliterans) employing a cholesterol lowering drug which is an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase or an inhibitor of squalene synthetase; an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or a combination thereof.
• a cholesterol lowering drug which is an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase or an inhibitor of squalene synthetase; an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or a combination thereof.
• HMG CoA 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A
• ACE angiotensin converting enzyme
• TXA 2 thromboxane A 2
• PAF platelet aggregating factor
• EDRF endothelium derived relaxing factor
• captopril significantly reduced serum cholesterol (-18%) and increased HDL (27%) in hypercholeserolemic patients (Costa et al, "Use of captopril to reduce serum lipids in hypertensive patients with hyperlipidemia," Am. J. Hyperten. 1: 2219-2239, 1988). There is no evidence that these therapeutic effects result from inhibition of the cholesterol synthetic pathway. Thus, the therapeutic mechanism for ACE inhibitors is different from that of HMG CoA reductase inhibitors such as pravastatin and lovastatin.
• platelet aggregability is greater in hypertensives than in normotensives . . . platelet abnormalities may be a risk factor in atherosclerosis . . . If captopril possesses an antiplate aggregability effect in addition to its hypotensive effect, it may be very useful for the prevention of atherosclerosis and thrombotic diseases associated with hypertension.”
• captopril is a beneficial antihypertensive agent for preventing serum lipoperoxides concentration (LPX)-induced atherosclerosis in hypertensive patients.
• U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,046,889 and 4,105,776 to Ondetti et al disclose proline derivatives, including captopril, which are angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors useful for treating hypertension.
• ACE angiotensin converting enzyme
• U.S. Pat. No. 4,337,201 to Petrillo discloses phosphinylalkanoyl substituted prolines, including fosinopril, which are ACE inhibitors useful for treating hypertension.
• U.S. Pat. No. 4,374,829 discloses carboxyalkyl dipeptide derivatives, including enalapril, which are ACE inhibitors useful for treating hypertension.
• U.S. Pat. No. 4,452,790 to Karanewsky et al discloses phosphonate substituted amino or imino acids and salts thereof and covers (S)-1-[6-amino-2-[[hydroxy(4-phenylbutyl)phosphinyl]-oxy]-1-oxohexyl]-L-proline (SQ 29,852, ceranapril). These compounds are ACE inhibitors useful in treating hypertension.
• HMG CoA reductase which is essential in the production of cholesterol
• mevastatin Dislosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,983,140
• lovastatin also referred to as mevinolin
• pravastatin Dislosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,346,22
• velostatin also referred to as synvinolin
• serum cholesterol may be lowered through the use of bile acid sequestrants such as cholestyramine, colestipol, DEAE-Sephadex and poly(diallylmethylamine) derivatives (such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,759,923 and 4,027,009) or through the use of antihyperlipoptroteinemics such as probucol and gemfibrozil which apparently lower serum "low density lipoproteins" (LDL) and/or converts LDL into high density lipoproteins (HDL).
• bile acid sequestrants such as cholestyramine, colestipol, DEAE-Sephadex and poly(diallylmethylamine) derivatives (such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,759,923 and 4,027,009)
• antihyperlipoptroteinemics such as probucol and gemfibrozil which apparently lower serum "low density lipoproteins" (LDL) and/or converts LDL into high density lipoprotein
• poly(diallylmethylamine) derivatives which are bile salt sequestrants may be used in conjunction with drugs which reduce serum cholesterol by mechanisms other than sequestration, such as clofibrate, nicotinic acid, probucol, neomycin, p-aminosalicylic acid or mevinolin (also referred to as lovastatin).
• drugs which reduce serum cholesterol by mechanisms other than sequestration such as clofibrate, nicotinic acid, probucol, neomycin, p-aminosalicylic acid or mevinolin (also referred to as lovastatin).
• Squalene synthetase is a microsomal enzyme which catalyzes the reductive dimerization of two molecules of farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) in the presence of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced form) (NADPH) to form squalene (Poulter, C. D.; Rilling, H. C., in "Biosynthesis of Isoprenoid Compounds", Vol. I, Chapter 8, pp. 413-441, J. Wiley and Sons, 1981 and references therein). This enzyme is the first committed step of the de novo cholesterol biosynthetic pathway.
• FPP farnesyl pyrophosphate
• NADPH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
• Squalene synthetase along with HMG-CoA reductase has been shown to be down-regulated by receptor mediated LDL uptake (Faust, J. R.; Goldstein, J. L.; Brown, M. S. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci.
• a cholesterol lowering drug which is an inhibitor of the enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase or an inhibitor of the enzyme squalene synthetase, a combination thereof or a combination of each with another pharmaceutical for
• the HMG CoA reductase inhibitor will be employed in a weight ratio to the squalene synthetase inhibitor of within the range of from about 0.001:1 to about 1000:1 and preferably from about 0.05:1 to about 100:1.
• the pharmaceutical also referred to as other serum cholesterol lowering agent reduces serum cholesterol and/or inhibits cholesterol biosynthesis by a mechanism other than by inhibiting production of the enzyme squalene synthetase or 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase, such as a bile salt sequestrant or antihyperlipoproteinemic agent which inhibits formation of LDL or converts LDL to HDL.
• HMG CoA reductase inhibitor or squalene synthetase inhibitor will be employed in a weight ratio to the "pharmaceutical" of within the range of from about 0.001:1 to about 1000:1 and preferably from about 0.05:1 to about 100:1.
• the combination of the cholesterol lowering drug and ACE inhibitor will be employed in a weight ratio to each other of within the range of from about 0.001:1 to about 1000:1 and preferably from about 0.05:1 to about 100:1.
• the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (where employed) will preferably be administered in amounts below that required to cause hemodynamic effects, that is below that required to cause a reduction in blood pressure.
• the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (where employed) will be used in amounts usually employed to treat hypertension.
• Cholesterol lowering drugs or drugs which are inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis which may be used in the method of the invention include HMG CoA reductase inhibitors or squalene synthetase inhibitors.
• HMG CoA reductase inhibitors suitable for use herein include, but are not limited to, mevastatin and related compounds as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,983,140, lovastatin (mevinolin) and related compounds as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,231,938, pravastatin and related compounds such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,346,227, velostatin (synvinolin) and related compounds as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,448,784 and 4,450,171, with lovastatin, pravastatin or velostatin being preferred.
• HMG CoA reductase inhibitors which may be employed herein include, but are not limited to, fluindostatin (Sandoz XU-62-320), pyrazole analogs of mevalonolactone derivatives as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,613,610, indene analogs of mevalonolactone derivatives as disclosed in PCT application WO 86/03488, 6-[2-(substituted-pyrrol-1-yl)alkyl]pyran-2-ones and derivatives thereof as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.
• Examples of such compounds include (S)-4-[[[4'-fluoro-3,3',5-trimethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-2-yl]-methoxy]methoxyphosphinyl]-3-hydroxy-butanoic acid, methyl ester or its monolithium salt,
• HMG CoA reductase inhibitors suitable for use herein include compounds disclosed in GB 2205838, which compounds have the moiety ##STR15## wherein X is --CH 2 -- --CH 2 --CH 2 --, --CH ⁇ CH--, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --C.tbd.C-- or --CH 2 O--, where O is linked to E, and Z is a hydrophobic anchor.
• Examples of such compounds include (S)-4-[[(E)-2-[4'-fluoro-3,3',5-trimethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-2-yl]ethenyl]hydroxyphosphinyl]-3-hydroxybutanoic acid or its dilithium salt;
• squalene synthetase inhibitors suitable for use herein include, but are not limited to, those disclosed by Biller et al., supra, including isoprenoid (phosphinylmethyl)phosphonates such as those of the formula
• squalene synthetase inhibitors suitable for use herein include the terpenoid pyrophosphates disclosed by P. Ortiz de Montellano et al., J. Med. Chem.; 1977, 20, 243-249, the farnesyl diphosphate analog A and presqualene pyrophosphate (PSQ-PP) analogs as disclosed by Corey and Volante, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1976, 98, 1291-1293, phosphinylphosphonates reported by McClard, R. W. et al., J.A.C.S., 1987, 109, 5544 and cyclopropanes reported by Capson, T. L., PhD dissertation, Jun., 1987, Dept. Med. Chem. U. of Utah, Abstract, Table of Contents, pp. 16, 17, 40-43, 48-51, Summary.
• pravastatin a pravastatin, lovastatin or velostatin or a squalene synthetase inhibitor such as disclosed by Biller et al., supra or combinations thereof which include a weight ratio of the HMG CoA reductase inhibitor:squalene synthetase inhibitor of from about 0.05:1 to about 100:1.
• the "pharmaceutical" or other serum cholesterol lowering agents which function other than by inhibiting the enzyme HMG CoA reductase or squalene synthetase suitable for use herein include, but are not limited to, antihyperlipoproteinemic agents such as probucol, and gemfibrozil and related compounds as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.
• bile acid sequestrants such as cholestyramine, colestipol and DEAE-Sephadex (Secholex®, Polidexide®), as well as clofibrate, lipostabil (Rhone-Poulenc), Eisai E-5050 (an N-substituted ethanolamine derivative), imanixil (HOE-402) tetrahydrolipstatin (THL), istigmastanyl-phosphorylcholine (SPC, Roche), aminocyclodextrin (Tanabe Seiyoku), Ajinomoto AJ-814 (azulene derivative), melinamide (Sumitomo), Sandoz 58-035, American Cyanamid CL-277,082 and CL-283,546 (di-substituted urea derivatives), nicotinic acid, neomycin, p-aminosalicylic acid, aspirin, poly(dially
• HMG CoA reductase inhibitors or isoprenoid (phosphinylmethyl) phosphonates disclosed by Biller et al, supra, with probucol or gemfibrozil.
• the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor which may be employed herein preferably includes those containing a mercapto (--S--) moiety such as substituted proline derivatives, such as any of those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,046,889 to Ondetti et al mentioned above, with captopril, that is, 1-[(2S)-3-mercapto-2-methylpropionyl]-L-proline, being preferred, and mercaptoacyl derivatives of substituted prolines such as any of those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,316,906 with zofenopril being preferred.
• a mercapto (--S--) moiety such as substituted proline derivatives, such as any of those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,046,889 to Ondetti et al mentioned above, with captopril, that is, 1-[(2S)-3-mercapto-2-methylpropionyl]-L-proline, being preferred, and
• mercapto containing ACE inhibitors examples include rentiapril (fentiapril, Santen) disclosed in Clin. Exp. Pharmacol. Physiol. 10:131 (1983); as well as pivopril, that is ##STR21##
• angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors which may be employed herein include any of those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,374,829 mentioned above, with N-(1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)-L-alanyl-L-proline, that is, enalapril, being preferred, any of the phosphonate substituted amino or imino acids or salts disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.
• ACE inhibitors include Beecham's BRL 36,378 as disclosed in European patent Nos. 80822 and 60668; Chugai's MC-838 disclosed in CA. 102:72588v and Jap. J. Pharmacol. 40:373 (1986); Ciba-Geigy's CGS 14824 (3-([1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenyl-(1S)-propyl]-amino)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2-oxo-1-(3S)-benzazepine-1 acetic acid HCl) disclosed in U.K Patent No.
• ACE inhibitors which are proline or substituted pooline derivatives and most preferred are such ACE inhibitors which include a mercapto group.
• the combination of the cholesterol lowering drug and/or ACE inhibitor may be administered to mammalian species, such as monkeys, dogs, cats, rats, humans, etc. and as such may be incorporated in a conventional systemic dosage form, such as a tablet, capsule, elixir or injectable.
• a conventional systemic dosage form such as a tablet, capsule, elixir or injectable.
• the above dosage forms will also include the necessary carrier material, excipient, lubricant, buffer, antibacterial, bulking agent (such as mannitol), anti-oxidants (ascorbic acid of sodium bisulfite) or the like.
• Oral dosage forms are preferred, although parenteral forms are quite satisfactory as well.
• the dose administered must be carefully adjusted according to age, weight and condition of the patient, as well as the route of administration, dosage form and regimen and the desired result.
• HMG CoA reductase inhibitor in dosages employed, for example, for lovastatin as indicated in the Physician's Desk Reference, such as in an amount within the range of from about 1 to 2000 mg, and preferably from about 4 to about 200 mg.
• the squalene synthetase inhibitor may be employed in dosages in an amount within the range of from about 10 mg to about 2000 mg and preferably from about 25 mg to about 200 mg.
• a preferred oral dosage form such as tablets or capsules, will contain the HMG CoA reductase inhibitor in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 100 mg, preferably from about 5 to about 80 mg, and more preferably from about 10 to about 40 mg.
• a preferred oral dosage form such as tablets or capsules will contain the squalene synthetase inhibitor in an amount of from about 10 to about 500 mg, preferably from about 25 to about 200 mg.
• the other serum cholesterol lowering drugs when present will be employed in dosages normally employed as indicated in the Physician's Desk Reference, for each of such agents such as in an amount within the range of from about 2 mg to about 7500 mg and preferably from about 2 mg to about 4000 mg.
• the ACE inhibitor for oral administration, a satisfactory result may be obtained employing the ACE inhibitor in an amount within the range of from about 0.01 mg/kg to about 100 mg/kg and preferably from about 0.1 mg/kg to about 5 mg/kg.
• a preferred oral dosage form such as tablets or capsules, will contain the ACE inhibitor in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 500 mg, preferably from about 2 to about 5 mg, and more preferably from about 1 to about 3 mg.
• the ACE inhibitor will be employed in an amount within the range of from about 0.005 mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg and preferably from about 0.005 mg/kg to about 0.3 mg/kg.
• the cholesterol lowering agent and ACE inhibitor may be employed together in the same oral dosage form or in separate oral dosage forms, which may be taken at the same time.
• compositions described above may be administered in the dosage forms as described above in single or divided doses of one to four times daily. It may be advisable to start a patient on a low dose combination and work up gradually to a high dose combination.
• Tablets of various sizes can be prepared, e.g., of about 2 to 2000 mg in total weight, containing one or both of the active substances in the ranges described above, with the remainder being a physiologically acceptable carrier of other materials according to accepted pharmaceutical practice. These tablets can, of course, be scored to provide for fractional doses. Gelatin capsules can be similarly formulated.
• Liquid formulations can also be prepared by dissolving or suspending one or the combination of active substances in a conventional liquid vehicle acceptable for pharmaceutical administration so as to provide the desired dosage in one to four teaspoonsful.
• Such dosage forms can be administered to the patient on a regimen of one to four doses per day.
• the active substances may be administered separately in individual dosage units at the same time or carefully coordinated times. Since blood levels are built up and maintained by a regulated schedule of administration, the same result is achieved by the simultaneous presence of the two substances.
• the respective substances can be individually formulated in separate unit dosage forms in a manner similar to that described above.
• the active substances in the amounts described above, are compounded according to accepted pharmaceutical practice with a physiologically acceptable vehicle, carrier, excipient, binder, preservative, stabilizer, flavor, etc., in the particular type of unit dosage form.
• Illustrative of the adjuvants which may be incorporated in tablets are the following: a binder such as gum tragacanth, acacia, corn starch or gelatin; an excipient such as dicalcium phosphate or cellulose; a disintegrating agent such as corn starch, potato starch, alginic acid or the like; a lubricant such as stearic acid or magnesium stearate; a sweetening agent such as sucrose, aspartame, lactose or saccharin; a flavoring agent such as orange, peppermint, oil of wintergreen or cherry.
• a binder such as gum tragacanth, acacia, corn starch or gelatin
• an excipient such as dicalcium phosphate or cellulose
• a disintegrating agent such as corn starch, potato starch, alginic acid or the like
• a lubricant such as stearic acid or magnesium stearate
• a sweetening agent such as sucrose, as
• tablets or capsules may be coated with shellac, sugar or both.
• a syrup of elixir may contain the active compound, water, alcohol or the like as the carrier, glycerol as solubilizer, sucrose as sweetening agent, methyl and propyl parabens as preservatives, a dye and a flavoring such as cherry or orange.
• formulations as described above will be administered for a prolonged period, that is, for as long as the potential for arteriosclerosis obliterans and intermittent claudication remain or the symptoms continue.
• Sustained release forms of such formulations which may provide such amounts biweekly, weekly, monthly and the like may also be employed.
• a dosing period of at least one to two weeks are required to achieve minimal benefit.
• a pravastatin formulation in the form of tablets having the following composition was prepared as described below.
• Pravastatin, magnesium oxide and a fraction (30) of the lactose were mixed together for 2 to 10 minutes employing a suitable mixer. The resulting mixture was passed through a #12 to #40 mesh size screen. Microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium and the remaining lactose were added and the mixture was mixed for 2 to 10 minutes. Thereafter, magnesium stearate was added and mixing was continued for 1 to 3 minutes.
• the resulting homogeneous mixture was then compressed into tablets each containing 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 or 40 mg pravastatin which may be used to treat peripheral vascular disease (arteriosclerosis obliterans) and intermittent claudication.
• pravastatin which may be used to treat peripheral vascular disease (arteriosclerosis obliterans) and intermittent claudication.
• the tablets are prepared from sufficient bulk quantities by slugging the squalene synthetase inhibitor Avicel, and a portion of the stearic acid.
• the slugs are ground and passed through a #2 screen and then mixed with the lactose, cornstarch, and the remainder of stearic acid.
• the mixture is compressed into 350 mg capsule shaped tablets in a tablet press.
• the tablets are scored for dividing in half.
• the squalene synthetase inhibitor tablets may be administered as in accordance with the teachings of the present invention to treat arteriosclerosis obliterans and/or intermittent claudication.
• the pravastatin and squalene synthetase inhibitor tablets of Example 1 and 2 may be ground up into powders and used together in a single capsule.
• a pravastatin formulation in the form of tablets, each containing 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg or 40 mg pravastatin, having the following composition was prepared as described in Example 1, except that color was incorporated into the powder mixture containing pravastatin, magnesium oxide and a fraction of the lactose.
• the above pravastatin tablet may be administered to treat arteriosclerosis obliterans and/or intermittent claudication with or without a squalene synthetase inhibitor tablet (described in Example 2) in accordance with the teachings of the present invention.
• Lovastatin tablets are prepared employing conventional pharmaceutical techniques containing 20 mg lovastatin, cellulose, color, lactose, magnesium stearate and starch and butylated hydroxyanisole as a preservative as described in the 1988 PDR.
• the lovastatin tablets may be employed alone or in combination with the squalene synthetase inhibitor tablets (described in Example 2) in separate or combined dosage forms to treat arteriosclerosis obliterans or intermittent claudication in accordance with the present invention.
• a formulation in the form of tablets having the following composition is prepared as described in Example 1.
• pravastatin tablets or lovastatin tablets described in Examples 1 and 4, respectively, or velostatin tablets may be employed in separate dosage forms or combined in a single capsule form to treat arteriosclerosis obliterans and/or intermittent claudication in accordance with the present invention.
• Probucol tablets containing 250 mg probucol are prepared employing conventional procedures containing the following additional ingredients as set out in the 1988 PDR: corn starch, ethyl cellulose, glycerin, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose 2910, iron oxide, lactose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polysorbate 80, talc and titanium dioxide.
• squalene synthetase inhibitor formula-tions or HMG CoA reductase inhibitor formulations described in the previous examples may be employed with probucol tablets as a combination in accordance with the teachings of the present invention to treat arteriosclerosis obliterans and/or intermittent claudication.
• any or all of the above drugs and probucol tablets may be ground up into powders and used together in a single capsule.
• Capsules containing 300 mg gemfibrozil are prepared employing conventional pharmaceutical techniques containing the following additional ingredients as described in the 1988 PDR: polysorbate 80 NF, starch NF and silica gel.
• the squalene synthetase inhibitor tablets or HMG CoA reductase inhibitor tablets previously described and gemfibrozil capsules may be administered as a combination or the HMG CoA reductase inhibitor or squalene synthetase inhibitor tablet may be ground into a powder and used in a single capsule containing gemfibrozil to treat arterio-sclerosis obliterans and/or intermittent claudication.
• HMG CoA reductase inhibitor tablets or squalene synthetase inhibitor tablets may be employed in combination with clofibrate capsules containing 500 mg clofibrate and inactive ingredients including color, and gelatin as described in the 1988 PDR to treat arteriosclerosis obliterans and/or intermittent claudication in accordance with the present invention.
• Squalene synthetase inhibitor tablets or HMG CoA reductase inhibitor tablets as described above may be employed in combination with cholestyramine resin containing 4 g cholestyramine, acacia, citric acid, color, flavor, polysorbate 80, propylene glycol alginate and sucrose as described in the 1988 PDR to treat arteriosclerosis obliterans and/or intermittent claudication in accordance with the present invention.
• Squalene synthetase inhibitor tablets, or HMG CoA reductase inhibitor tablets described above may be employed in combination with nicotinic acid, colestipol, dextrothyroxine or other serum cholesterol lowering agent in accordance with the teaching of the present invention to treat arteriosclerosis obliterans and/or intermittent claudication.
• HMG CoA reductase inhibitors or any of the squalene synthetase inhibitors disclosed herein may be employed in combination with each other and/or with any of the serum cholesterol lowering agents disclosed herein in accordance with the present invention.
• a captopril formulation suitable for oral administration alone or together with pravastatin is prepared as described below.
• captopril and corn starch are admixed with an aqueous solution of the gelatin.
• the mixture is dried and ground to a fine powder.
• the Avicel and then the magnesium stearate are admixed with the granulation. This is then compressed in a tablet to form 1000 tablets each containing 7 mg of active ingredient.
• captopril tablets alone may be administered as a combination in accordance with the teachings of the present invention to treat or prevent atherosclerosis obliterans and intermittent claudication.
• the pravastatin and captopril tablets may be ground up into powders and used together in a single capsule.
• Enalapril tablets containing 7 mg enalapril and inactive ingredients as described in the 1990 PDR may be employed alone or in combination with the Example 2 pravastatin tablets, in separate or combined dosage forms, to treat or prevent atherosclerosis obliterans and intermittent claudication in accordance with the present invention.
• Tablets containing 500 mg clofibrate and 5 mg enalapril and inactive ingredients as described in the 1990 PDR may each be employed in separate dosage forms alone or together or combined in a single capsule form to treat or prevent atherosclerosis obliterans and intermittent claudication in accordance with the present invention.
• Ciprofibrate, bezafibrate, clinofibrate, captopril, ceranapril or fosinopril each alone or combinations thereof may also be prepared in a manner described hereinbefore in Examples 14 to 16 for use in treating or preventing atherosclerosis obliterans and intermittent claudication.
• Fenofibrate tablets containing 250 mg fenofibrate are prepared employing conventional procedures containing the following additional ingredients: corn starch, ethyl cellulose, glycerin, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose 2910, iron oxide, lactose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polysorbate 80, talc and titanium dioxide.
• the fenofibrate tablets are employed with 5 mg lisinopril tablets for treating or preventing atherosclerosis obliterans and intermittent claudication.
• the squalene synthetase inhibitor tablets of Example 6 may be administered as in accordance with the teachings of the present invention together with 5 mg captopril tablets to treat or prevent arteriosclerosis obliterans and intermittent claudication.
• Lovastatin tablets are prepared employing conventional pharmaceutical techniques containing 0 mg lovastatin, cellulose, color, lactose, magnesium stearate and starch and butylated hydroxyanisole as a preservative as described in the 1990 PDR.
• the lovastatin tablets may be employed alone or in combination with the fenofibrate tablets (described in Example 20) in separate or combined dosage forms to treat or prevent arteriosclerosis obliterans and intermittent claudication in accordance with the present invention.
• ACE inhibitor formulations described in the previous Examples may be employed with probucol tablets (Example 9) as a combination in accordance with the teachings of the present invention to treat atherosclerosis obliterans or intermittent claudication.
• probucol tablets Example 9
• any or all of the above drugs and probucol tablets may be ground up into powders and used together in a single capsule.
• Capsules containing 300 mg gemfibrozil are prepared employing conventional pharmaceutical techniques containing the following additional ingredients as described in the 1990 PDR: polysorbate 80 NF, starch NF and silica gel.
• the gemfibrozil capsules may be administered alone or as a combination with any of the ACE inhibitor tablets and may be ground into a powder and used in a single capsule containing gemfibrozil and ACE inhibitor to treat atherosclerosis obliterans or intermittent claudication.
• ACE inhibitor tablets described above may be employed in combination with cholestyramine resin, nicotinic acid, colestipol, dextrothyroxine or other serum cholesterol lowering agent in accordance with the teaching of the present invention to treat or prevent arteriosclerosis obliterans and intermittent claudication.
• any of the cholesterol lowering drugs may be employed in combination with any of the ACE inhibitors disclosed herein in accordance with the present invention.

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