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US 4,731,381 AGranted
Method of treating a person for sickle cell anemia
AssigneeMerck & Co., Inc.
InventorsDonald J. Abraham, Edward J. Cragoe, Jr., Otto W. Woltersdorf, Jr.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of treating a person for sickle cell anemia comprising administering to the person a therapeutically effective dosage of a compound of the general formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: ##STR1## wherein: R=ethyl, propyl or isopropyl; and ##STR2##
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A method of treating a person for sickle cell anemia comprising administering to the person a therapeutically effective dosage of a compound of the general formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof:
- ##STR18## wherein R is ethyl, propyl or isopropyl and A is --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --, --C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 --, --C(CH.sub.2).sub.3 -- and n=2-5.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.