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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1990
Gary H Rasmusson, Watchung, NJ (US);
Richard L Tolman, Warren, NJ (US);
Gool F Patel, Millington, NJ (US);
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
N-monosubstituted adamantyl/norbornanyl 17.beta.-carbamides of 3-carboxy-androst-3,5-dienes as testosterone 5.alpha.-reductase inhibitors of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrocarbon radical selected from substituted or unsubstituted 1- or 2-adamantyl or 1-, 2- or 7-norbornanyl and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof. Also described is a pharmaceutical formulation. The above compounds are active as testosterone 5.alpha.-reductase inhibitors and thus are useful topically for treatment of acne, seborrhea, female hirsutism, and systemically in treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy.