Patent ID: 7125873

Claim:
A pharmaceutical composition comprising (1) a first compound of the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (2) a second compound selected from the group consisting of: (a) other dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DP-IV) inhibitors; (b) insulin sensitizers selected from the group consisting of (i) PPARγ agonists, other PPAR ligands, PPARα/γ dual agonists, and PPARα agonists, (ii) biguanides, and (iii) protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B (PTP-1B) inhibitors; (c) insulin or insulin mimetics; (d) sulfonylureas or other insulin secretagogues; (e) α-glucosidase inhibitors; (f) glucagon receptor agonists; (g) GLP-1, GLP-1 mimetics, and GLP-1 receptor agonists; (h) GIP, GIP mimetics, and GIP receptor agonists; (i) PACAP, PACAP mimetics, and PACAP receptor 3 agonists; (j) cholesterol lowering agents selected from the group consisting of (i) HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, (ii) sequestrants, (iii) nicotinyl alcohol, nicotinic acid or a salt thereof, (iv) PPARα agonists, (v) PPARα/γ dual agonists, (vi) inhibitors of cholesterol absorption, (vii) acyl CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase inhibitors, and (viii) anti-oxidants; (k) PPARδ agonists; (l) antiobesity compounds; (m) ileal bile acid transporter inhibitors; and (n) anti-inflammatory agents; and (3) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.