Abstract: Alcohol and water solvates of 6-(5-carboxy-5-methyl-hexyloxy)-2,2-dimethylhexanoic acid monocalcium salt are crystalline and have the formula wherein R1 is H or lower alkyl, and x is a number from 0 to 10, and are useful for treating dyslipidemia.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 10, 2004
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2006
Assignee:
Warmer-Lambert Company LLC
Inventors:
Howard Yoshihisa Ando, Donald Eugene Butler, Gary Jay Dozeman