Agent for treating thrombosis and phosphodiesterase inhibitor

Abstract

A pharmaceutical preparation comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of carbostyril derivatives having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a lower alkyl group optionally having hydroxy group as a substituent; R.sup.2 is a phenyl(lower alkyl) group optionally having 1 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of a lower alkoxy group and a halogen atom on the phenyl ring, pyridyl(lower alkyl) group, or a group of the formula --A--NR.sup.3 R.sup.4 (wherein A is a lower alkylene group, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are the same or different and represent a lower alkyl group or phenyl group), and a salt thereof, which is useful as an agent for treating thrombosis, more particularly, as an agent for inhibiting platelet aggregation and as an agent for platelet aggregate dissociation.

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