Claims
- 1. A pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of hypertension, comprising as active ingredient, an effective amount of 5-[1-hydroxy-2-(1-methyl-3-phenylpropyl)aminoethyl]salicylamide or a physiologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof in association with a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- 2. A composition as claimed in claim 1 in which said active ingredient is 5-[1-hydroxy-2-(1-methyl-3-phenylpropyl) aminoethyl] salicylamide.
- 3. A composition as claimed in claim 1 in which said active ingredient is 5-[1-hydroxy-2-(1-methyl-3-phenylpropyl) aminoethyl) salicylamide hydrochloride.
- 4. A composition as claimed in claim 1 in dosage unit form containing from 5 mg to 1000 mg of said active ingredient.
- 5. A composition as claimed in claim 4 containing from 20 mg to 200 mg of said active ingredient.
- 6. A composition as claimed in claim 5 in the form of a tablet.
- 7. A method of treating a human patient suffering from hypertension by blocking both .alpha.- and .beta.-adrenergic receptors in the patient, characterized in that there is administered orally, by suppository or by injection, an effective amount of a compound having both .alpha.- and .beta.-blocking activity, which compound is 5-[1-hydroxy-2-(1-methyl-3-phenylpropyl)aminoethyl] salicylamide or a physiologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
- 8. A method as claimed in claim 7 in which said compound is administered orally.
- 9. A method as claimed in claim 8 in which said compound is administered in tablet form.
- 10. A method as claimed in claim 9 in which each tablet contains from 20 mg to 200 mg of said compound.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 420,547, filed Nov. 30, 1973, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,012,444, which is in turn a continuation of application Ser. No. 50,979, filed June 29, 1970, and now abandoned.
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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chem. Abst. 8th Coll. Index, vols. 66-75, (1967-1971), pp. 15505S-15512S. |
Divisions (1)
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420547 |
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Continuations (1)
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59979 |
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