Beecham Group Plc

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Robin E Buckingham

John M Evans

Kenneth Willcocks

Antoine Michel Alain Bril

Nassirah Khandoudi

Thomas C Hamilton

A method for reducing post-ischaemic injury of the heart and/or improving the functional recovery of the heart following myocardial ischaemia which method comprises administration of an effective, non-toxic amount of a glucose uptake enhancer to a human or non-human mammal in need thereof.

Use of glucose uptake enhancer for reducing post-ischemic injury of the heart

A pharmaceutical product comprising a potassium channel activator antihypertensive agent and a .beta.-blocker antihypertensive agent as a combined preparation for simultaneous, separate or sequential use in therapy of hypertension.

Pharmaceutical preparations

A method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of incontinence in mammals, which method comprises administering to the mammal an effective amount of the compound pinacidil or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.

Method for treating incontinence

A method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of incontinence in mammals, which method comprises administering to the mammal in need of said treatment an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 -R.sub.8 and X are as set forth herein.

Method for the treatment of incontinence in mammals

Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein the various substituents are defined hereinbelow, having anti-hypertensive activity.

Trans-3,4-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-6-nitro-4-(2-oxo-pyrrolidinyl)2H-1-ben

Anti-hypertensive compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is nitro, cyano or C.sub.1-3 alkylcarbonyl, and the other is methoxy or amino optionally substituted by one or two C.sub.1-6 alkyl or by C.sub.2-7 alkanoyl;

Chroman-3-ol compounds

A compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: either one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is hydrogen and the other is selected from the class of C.sub.1-6 alkylcarbonyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxycarbonyl, C.sub.1-6 alkylcarbonyloxy, C.sub.1-6 alkylhydroxymethyl, nitro, cyano, chloro, trifluoromethyl, C.sub.1-6 alkylsulphinyl, C.sub.1-6 alkylsulphonyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxysulphinyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxysulphonyl, C.sub.1-6 alkylcarbonylamino, C.sub.1-6 alkoxycarbonylamino, C.sub.1-6 alkyl-thiocarbonyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy-thiocarbonyl, C.sub.1-6 alkyl-thiocarbonyloxy, 1-mercapto-C.sub.2-7 alkyl, formyl or aminosulphinyl, aminosulphonyl or aminocarbonyl, the amino moiety being optionally substituted by one or two C.sub.1-6 alkyl groups, or C.sub.1-6 alkysulphinylamino, C.sub.1-6 alkylsulphonylamino C.sub.1-6 alkoxysulphinylamino or C.sub.1-6 alkoxysulphonylamino or ethylenyl terminally substituted by C.sub.1-6 alkylcarbonyl, nitro or cyano, or --C(C.sub.1-6 alkyl)NOH or --C(C.sub.1-6 alkyl)NNH.sub.2, or one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is nitro, cyano or C.sub.1-3 alkylcarbonyl and the other is methoxy or amino optionally substituted by one or two C.sub.1-6 alkyl groups or by C.sub.2-7 alkanoyl;

Trans-4-(2-thiaoxo-1-pyrrolidinyl or piperidinyl)-2H-benzo[b]pyran-3-ol

Compounds of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is hydrogen and the other is C.sub.1-6 alkyl-thiocarbonyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy thiocarbonyl, C.sub.1-6 alkyl-thiocarbonyloxy, 1-mercapto C.sub.2-7 alkyl or formyl;

Anti-hypertensive benzo[b]pyran-3-ols

4-Amino-benzo[b]pyran-3-ol derivatives

Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is hydrogen and the other is selected from the class of alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, alkylhydroxymethyl, nitro, cyano, chloro, trifluoromethyl, alkylsulphinyl, alkylsulphonyl, alkoxysulphinyl, alkoxysulphonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, or aminosulphinyl, aminosulphonyl or aminocarbonyl, the amino moiety being optionally substituted by one or two alkyl groups, or alkylsulphinylamino, alkylsulphonylamino, alkoxysulphinylamino or alkoxysulphonylamino, or ethylenyl terminally substituted by alkylcarbonyl, nitro or cyano or --C(alkyl)NOH or --C(alkyl)NNH.sub.2, the alkyl groups or alkyl moieties of alkyl-containing groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms;

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