Patent ID: 8865749
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: A61K,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for treating symptoms of an autoimmune disease caused by intra-cellular bacterial pathogens, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of Olmesartan or Olmesartan medoxomil; optionally with one or more antibiotics capable of inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis by inhibiting the intra-cellular bacterial 70S-bacterial-ribosome to treat intra-cellular bacterial pathogens and to treat symptoms of the autoimmune disease, wherein the Olmesartan or Olmesartan medoxomil is administered by intermittent administration in such a way that the Olmesartan or Olmesartan medoxomil has a concentration in the subject's bloodstream that is constrained from falling below 40% of its peak value, and wherein the Olmesartan or Olmesartan medoxomil is administered in a range of between 10 mg and 40 mg every 3 to 10 hours.