| abstract |
The invention concerns safe non-interacting drug combinations of a 3-hydroxy -3- methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor, which is (E)-7- [4-(4-fluorophenyl) -6- isopropyl -2- [methyl (methylsulfonyl) amino] pyrimidin-5-yl] (3R,5S)-3,5- dihydroxyhept -6-enoic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (the Agent) and a drug which is either an inducer, inhibitor or a substrate of cytochrome P450, in particular cytochrome P450 isoenzyme 3A4. Particular combinations are useful in treating hyperlipidaemia in humans who are receiving immunosuppressive chemotherapy. A preferred combination is the Agent and a fibrate drug, the use of such a combination in treating hyperlipidaemia in mammals, and medicaments containing such a combination for use in such treatments. |