Inventors:
Werner Tschollar - Lawrenceville NJ
Cary S. Yonce - Newtown PA
James L. Bergey - Lansdale PA
James C. Kawano - Narberth PA
Assignee:
E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. - Princeton NJ
International Classification:
A61K 3170, A61K 31675, A61K 3144, A61K 3140, A61K 3104, A61K 31235, A61K 31225, A61K 31195, A61K 3119, A61K 3110
Abstract:
A method is provided for preventing or reducing the risk of hypertension in normotensive patients having insulin resistance by administering a cholesterol lowering drug, such as pravastatin, alone or in combination with an ACE inhibitor, especially one containing a mercapto moiety, such as captopril or zofenopril.