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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
David B Johnston, Warren, NJ (US);
Malcolm MacCoss, Freehold, NJ (US);
Stephen Marburg, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Laura C Meurer, North Plainfield, NJ (US);
Richard L Tolman, Warren, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07D / ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514254 ; 544255 ; 544276 ; 544277 ; 544362 ;
Abstract
There are disclosed certain 6-piperazinopurines and heteroaromatic derivatives thereof which have oral hypoglycemic acitivity and with such ability to lower blood sugar are useful in the treatment of type II diabetes and/or obesity with associated insulin resistance. Processes for the preparation of such compounds and compositions containing such compounds as the active ingredient thereof are also disclosed.