A pharmaceutical preparation for the treatment of a mammal suffering from a disease chosen from stable and unstable angina pectoris, coronary heart disease, Prinzmetal angina, acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, thrombosis, peripheral artery occlusive disease, endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, restenosis, endothelial damage after PTCA, hypertension, chronic glomerulonephritis, erectile dysfunction, ventricular arrhythmia, diabetes and diabetes complications, nephropathy and retinopathy, angiogenesis, asthma bronchiale, chronic renal failure, cirrhosis of the liver, osteoporosis, restricted memory performance, and a restricted ability to learn, which pharmaceutical preparation comprises an effective amount of 4-fluoro-N-indan-2-yl benzamide, at least one other pharmaceutically active compound, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.