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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1978
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1976
Nicolae S Bodor, Lawrence, KS (US);
Sun-Shine Yuan, Lawrence, KS (US);
INTERx Research Corporation, Lawrence, KS (US);
Abstract
Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents a member selected from the group consisting of a straight or branched alkyl group of from one to twenty carbon atoms (C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 being preferred), an ethoxycarbonyl group, a benzyloxycarbonyl group, a phenyl group, an ##STR2## WHEREIN R is as defined above and R.sub.3 is a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a methyl group and a phenyl group, and a 2-, 3-, or 4-pyridyl group, or the HX salts thereof, wherein X represents a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt anion, are extremely valuable in the treatment of conditions responsive to sympathomimetic agents. The compounds of this invention find therapeutic application to warm-blooded animals (e.g., humans) in the management of asthma, nasal congestion and as decongestants, vasoconstrictors, mydriatic agents, and anti-glaucomatous agents in the practice of opthalmology. Upon administration, these compounds will enzymatically 'cleave,' thus releasing optically active phenylephrine (m-hydroxy-.alpha.-[(methylamino)methyl]benzyl alcohol, the therapeutically active moiety thereof.