Inventors:
Thomas Simon - Bryn Mawr PA, US
Alise Reicin - Englewood NJ, US
Richard Hunt - Ontario, CA
International Classification:
A61K 31/4439, A61K 31/365, A61K 31/444, A61P 19/00, A61P 9/00
US Classification:
514334000, 514338000, 514473000
Abstract:
The invention encompasses a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor selected from rofecoxib and etoricoxib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a therapeutically effective amount of a proton pump inhibitor selected from the group consisting of: omeprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, pantoprazole, and esomeprazole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the aforementioned, in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention also encompasses a method for treating a cyclooxygenase-2 mediated disease or condition in a human patient at risk of a thrombotic cardiovascular event, wherein the patient is on aspirin therapy to reduce the risk of the thrombotic cardiovascular event, comprising administering to the patient this pharmaceutical composition.