USE OF 5-CHLORO-2,33-DIHYDRO-2-OXO-3-(2-THIENYLCARBONYL)INDOLE-1-CARBOXAMIDE (TENIDAP) FOR PREPARING A PHARMACEUTICAL SUITABLE FOR LOWERING SERUM CHOLESTEROL

摘要

This invention relates to the use of tenidap, presently shown as the enolic form of 5-chloro-2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-3(2-thienylcarbonyl)-indole-1-carboxamide, and the pharmaceutically-acceptable base salts thereof to reduce total serum cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides in a mammal having an inflammatory arthritic condition.