Compositions comprising nebivolol
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1. A method of treating hypertension comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising between about 0.125 mg to about 40 mg nebivolol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and between about 1 mg to about 1200 mg of at least one other cardiovascular active agent selected from the group consisting of valsartan, losartan, olmesartan, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the effectiveness of the composition when administered to the subject is greater than treatment with nebivolol or a cardiovascular active agent selected from the group consisting of valsartan, losartan, olmesartan, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof administered alone.
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Abstract
Nebivolol has been shown to be beneficial in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases such hypertension, congestive heart failure, arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction. The present invention features a pharmaceutical composition comprising nebivolol and at least one other active agent, wherein the at least one other active agent is a cardiovascular agent.
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- 1. A method of treating hypertension comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising between about 0.125 mg to about 40 mg nebivolol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and between about 1 mg to about 1200 mg of at least one other cardiovascular active agent selected from the group consisting of valsartan, losartan, olmesartan, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the effectiveness of the composition when administered to the subject is greater than treatment with nebivolol or a cardiovascular active agent selected from the group consisting of valsartan, losartan, olmesartan, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof administered alone.
- 2. A method of treating a hypertension comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising between about 0.125 mg to about 40 mg nebivolol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and between about 1 mg to about 1200 mg of an angiotensin II receptor antagonist (ARB), wherein the ARB is selected from the group consisting of valsartan, losartan, olmesartan, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the treatment is at least 10% more effective than treatment with nebivolol or an ARB selected from the group consisting of valsartan, losartan, olmesartan, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof administered alone.
- 9. A method of treating hypertension comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising between about 0.125 mg to about 40 mg nebivolol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and between about 1 mg to about 1200 mg of a cardiovascular active agent selected from the group consisting of valsartan, losartan, olmesartan, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein the composition provides a higher therapeutic index than nebivolol or a cardiovascular active agent selected from the group consisting of valsartan, losartan, olmesartan, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof administered alone.
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