Title:  Treatment for diabetic complications

United States Patent:  6,426,341

Inventors:  Mylari; Banavara L. (Waterford, CT)

Assignee:  Pfizer Inc. (New York, NY)

Appl. No.:  602793

Filed:  June 23, 2000

This invention is directed to methods, pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising an aldose reductase inhibitor (ARI), a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said ARI or said prodrug and a selective COX-2 inhibitor, a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said selective COX-2 inhibitor or said prodrug. This invention further relates to methods of using those pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of diabetic complications such as diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, myocardial infarction, cataracts and diabetic cardiomyopathy.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising an aldose reductase inhibitor (ARI), a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said ARI or of said prodrug; a selective COX-2 inhibitor, a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said selective COX-2 inhibitor or of said prodrug; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, vehicle or diluent.

This invention is also directed to methods of treating a diabetic complication in a mammal comprising administering to said mammal a pharmaceutical composition as set forth hereinabove. In particular, such diabetic complications as, for example, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarction, cataracts and diabetic retinopathy can be treated by the methods of this invention.

This invention is also directed to methods of treating a diabetic complication in a mammal comprising administering to said mammal an ARI, a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of saiid ARI or said prodrug; and a selective COX-2 inhibitor, a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said selective COX-2 inhibitor or said prodrug.

This invention is especially directed to methods wherein the ARI, prodrug thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said ARI or said prodrug, and the selective COX-2 inhibitor, prodrug thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said selective COX-2 inhibitor, are administered separately.

This invention is also especially directed to methods wherein the ARI, prodrug thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said ARI or said prodrug, and the selective COX-2 inhibitor, prodrug thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said selective COX-2 inhibitor or said prodrug are administered together.

This invention is also directed to kits comprising:

a) a first unit dosage form comprising an aldose reductase inhibitor (ARI), a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt said ARI or said prodrug and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, vehicle or diluent;

b) a second unit dosage form comprising a selective COX-2 inhibitor, a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said selective COX-2 inhibitor or said prodrug and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, vehicle or diluent; and

c) a container.

In the compositions, methods and kits of this invention, it is preferred that said ARI is fidarestat, epalrestat, minalrestat, SPR-210, zenarastat or zopolrestat, a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said ARI or of said prodrug. It is especially preferred that said ARI is zopolrestat, a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or of said prodrug.

Claim 1 of 13 Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an aldose reductase inhibitor (ARI), a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said ARI or said prodrug; a selective COX-2 inhibitor, a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said selective COX-2 inhibitor or said prodrug; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, vehicle or diluent.
 

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