The invention provides preparations, formulations, kits and other products of manufacture (e.g., blister packs) comprising combinations of beneficial ingredients that are serviceable as therapies for improving states and disease symptoms such as involving inflammation, excessive sympathoneural drive, cachexia, anorexia, and anorexia-cachexia, as well as stress or anxiety related thereto, and methods of making and using them. The invention provides compositions and therapies comprising use of a beta adrenergic antagonist (also called “beta blockers”, e.g., propranolol) in combination with an anti-inflammatory agent, e.g., a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), an anabolic steroid, a natural oil or fatty acid or any combination thereof.
本发明提供了制备、配方、套装和其他制造产品(例如泡腾包装),其中包括有益成分的组合,可作为改善涉及炎症、过度交感神经驱动、消瘦、厌食和厌食消瘦等状态和疾病症状的治疗方法,以及与之相关的压力或焦虑的治疗方法,以及制备和使用它们的方法。本发明提供了组合使用β
肾上腺素受体拮抗剂(也称为“β受体阻滞剂”,例如
普萘洛尔)和抗炎药物(例如非甾体抗炎药(N
SAID)、
血管紧张素转化酶(ACE)
抑制剂、
血管紧张素受体拮抗剂(ARB)、合成类
固醇、天然油脂或
脂肪酸或任何组合)的组合物和治疗方法。