Benzofurans used to inhibit bone loss
AssigneeEli Lilly and Company
InventorSteven A. Fontana
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for inhibiting bone loss comprising administering to a mammal in need of treatment of a bone loss inhibiting amount of a compound of formula I ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or methyl; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each are methyl or ethyl, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached represent a saturated heterocyclic group; and X is bromo, chloro, fluoro, or hydrogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Claims15
A method for inhibiting bone loss comprising administering to a mammal in need of treatment a bone loss inhibiting amount of a compound of formula I ##STR4## wherein R is hydrogen or methyl;
- R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each are methyl or ethyl, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached represent a saturated heterocyclic group;
- and
- X is bromo, chloro, fluoro, or hydrogen;
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.