Treatment of peptic ulcer disease
AssigneeSchering Corporation
InventorsJames A. Bristol, Raymond G. Lovey
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are certain imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them as the active ingredient for treatment and promotion of healing of peptic ulcer disease by virtue of their antisecretory and cytoprotective properties.
Claims10
A compound represented by the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen or cyanomethyl;
- and R.sub.2 represents methyl or cyanomethyl, provided at least one, but not both R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are cyanomethyl;
- and pharmaceutically acceptale salts thereof.
A pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of peptic ulcer disease comprising an effective antisecretory and cytoprotective amount of, as the active ingredient, a compound represented by the formula ##STR3## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen or cyanomethyl;
- and R.sub.2 represents methyl or cyanomethyl, provided at least one, but not both R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are cyanomethyl;
- and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.