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Derek Law

Graham Edward Morris Sibley

Jason David Oliver

Michael Birch

Gareth Morse Davies

Robert Downham

Lloyd James Payne

Mike Birch

John H Rex

Nathan P Wiederhold

Thomas F Patterson

The invention relates to the therapeutic use of olorofim, 2-(1,5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-N-(4-(4-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)phenyl)-2-oxoacetamide in the prevention and treatment of a fungal infection caused by aspecies.

Method of treating coccidioides infection

The invention provides a pyrrole compound, which compound is (a) 2-(1,5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-N-(4-(4-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)phenyl)-2-oxoacetamide or a deuterated derivative thereof, or (b) 2-(1,5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-N-(4-(4-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxoacetamide or a deuterated derivative thereof, or (c) a prodrug of compound (a) or a prodrug of compound (b), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or agriculturally acceptable salt of (a), (b) or (c). Also provided are combinations and compositions comprising the compound and known antifungal agents. The invention also relates to the therapeutic use of a compound of the invention in prevention or treatment of fungal diseases. It also relates to the use of: 2-(1,5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-N-(4-(4-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)phenyl)-2-oxoacetamide or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, or 2-(1,5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-N-(4-(4-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxoacetamide or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, as an agricultural fungicide.

Antifungal agents

A pharmaceutical composition suitable for oral administration comprising particles of 2-(1,5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-N-(4-(4-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)phenyl)-2- oxoacetamideis provided. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition suitable for parenteral administration wherein the composition comprises 2-(1,5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-N-(4-(4-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)phenyl)-2-oxoacetamide. The compositions are useful in the treatment of fungal infection in a subject in need thereof.

Pharmaceutical formulation

The invention provides compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof; wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A1, L1 and n are as defined herein. These compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful in prevention or treatment of a fungal disease. Compounds of formula (I), and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof, may also be used as agricultural fungicides. 

Pyrrole antifungal agents

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