Patents Examined by R. M. Kearse
  • Patent number: 4786634
    Abstract: There are disclosed a prophylactic and curing composition for arteriosclerosis, comprising as an active ingredient an 8-chloro-1,5-benzothiazepine derivative represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each represent lower alkyl groups, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a method of treatment of arteriosclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Tanabe Seikyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Kazuyuki Kitamura, Akio Ohtani