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The present invention relates to the use of (5S)-{[2-(4-carboxyphenyl)ethyl][2-(2-{[3-chloro-4′-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-4-yl]methoxy}phenyl)ethyl]-amino}-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-2-carboxylic acid of formula (I), prefer-ably in form of one of its salts or solvates or hydrates, preferably (5S)-{[2-(4-carboxyphenyl)ethyl][2-(2-{[3-chloro-4′-(triflu-oromethyl)biphenyl-4-yl]methoxy}phenyl)ethyl]-amino}-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-2-carboxylic acid in form of monohydrate (I) of formula (I-M-I) or (5S)-{[2-(4-carboxyphenyl)ethyl] [2-(2-{[3-chloro-4′-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-4-yl]methoxy}phenyl)-ethyl]-amino}-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-2-carboxylic acid inform of mono hydrate (II) of formula (I-M-II), in the inhalative treatment of car-diopulmonary and pulmonary disorders, such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (P AH), chronic tromboembolic pulmonary hyperten-sion (CTEPH) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with chronic lung disease (PH group 3) such as pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PH-COPD) and pulmonary hypertension with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (PH-IIP), char-acterized in that an inhalative dosage form comprising 240 to 4000 μg, preferably 480 to 2000 μg of (5 S)-{[2-(4-carboxyphenyl)ethyl] [2-(2-{[3-chloro-4′-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-4-yl]methoxy}phenyl)ethyl]-amino}-5,6, 7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-2-carboxy lie acid of for-mula (I), preferably in form of one of its salts or solvates or hydrates, preferably in form of monohydrate I of formula (I-M-I) or (5 S)-{[2-(4-carboxyphenyl)ethyl] [2-(2-{[3-chloro-4′ (trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-4-yl]methoxy}phenyl)ethyl]-amino}-5,6, 7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-2-carboxy lie acid in form of mono hydrate (II) of formula (I-M-II), is administered to a patient in need thereof once or twice daily for a period of at least two consecutive days, preferably at least 2 to 7 consecutive days, preferably for a period of at least 14 consecutive days, in particular from after onset of treatment for the whole course of the disease, wherein the inhalative dosage form preferably comprises the combination of the active ingredient and a pharmaceutically suitable excipient or carrier, while preferably the active ingredient and a pharmaceutically suitable excipient are filled in a hard capsule.

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