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US 4,728,739 AGranted
Hypoglycemic thiazolidinediones
AssigneeAmerican Home Products Corporation
InventorsKenneth L. Kees, Robert S. Cheeseman
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Abstract
The compounds: ##STR1## in which R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenyl or benzyl, and R.sup.2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are useful hypoglycemic and hypoinsulinemic agents for the treatment of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease states involved in elevated insulin levels such as atherosclerosis.
Claims4
A compound of the formula:
- ##STR4## in which R is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl or benzyl;
- and
- R.sup.2 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms;
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.