Use of 3-(5-amino-4-(3-cyanobenzoyl)-pyrazol-1-yl)-N-cyclopropyl-4-methylbenzamide in the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising 3-[5-amino-4- (3-cyanobenzoyl)-pyrazol-1-yl]-N-cyclopropyl-4-methylbenzamide for use in the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in human patients having <;2% blood eosinophils. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of AECOPD in a human patient having <;2% blood eosinophils, comprising administering to the patient three separate therapeutically effective doses of 3-[5-amino-4-(3-cyanobenzoyl)- pyrazol-1-yl]-N-cyclopropyl-4-methylbenzamide over a period of not longer than ten days with at least one day between every dose.