A system and compositions including zotarolimus and paclitaxel are
disclosed, as well as methods of delivery, wherein the drugs have effects
that complement each other. Medical devices are disclosed which include
supporting structures that include at least one pharmaceutically
acceptable carrier or excipient, which carrier or excipient can include
one or more therapeutic agents or substances, with the carrier including
at least one coating on the surface thereof, and the coating associated
with the therapeutic substances, such as, for example, drugs. Supporting
structures for the medical devices that are suitable for use in this
invention include, but are not limited to, coronary stents, peripheral
stents, catheters, arterio-venous grafts, by-pass grafts, and drug
delivery balloons used in the vasculature. These compositions and systems
can be used in combination with other drugs, including anti-proliferative
agents, anti-platelet agents, anti-inflammatory agents, anti-thrombotic
agents, cytotoxic drugs, agents that inhibit cytokine or chemokine
binding, cell de-differentiation inhibitors, anti-lipaedemic agents,
matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors, cytostatic drugs, or combinations of
these and other drugs.