Pharmaceutical composition containing KW-6002 and fluoxetine or paroxentine

摘要

The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions, which are useful for treatment of depression and the like, and which comprises a compound having an adenosine A2A receptor antagonistic activity such as (E)-8-(3,4-dimethoxystyryl)-1,3-diethyl-7-methyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an antidepressant drug (for example, a tricyclic antidepressant, a tetracyclic antidepressant, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, a selective noradrenalin reuptake inhibitor, a dopamine reuptake inhibitor, a serotonin-noradrenalin reuptake inhibitor, monoamine oxidase inhibitor, a 5-HT2 antagonist or the like), and the like.

主权项

1. A method for treating depression, which comprises administering
(a) (E)-8-(3,4-dimethoxystyryl)-1,3-diethyl-7-methyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione represented by formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and (b) an antidepressant drug selected from the group consisting of fluoxetine and paroxetine, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, simultaneously or separately at a time interval.