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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ben E Evans, Lansdale, PA (US);
Douglas J Pettibone, Chalfont, PA (US);
Roger M Friedinger, Lansdale, PA (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514278 ; 514409 ; 546 17 ; 548411 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are spirocyclic compounds of the formula: ##STR1## The compounds of formula I are oxytocin antagonists useful in the treatment of preterm labor and dysmenorrhea, and for the stoppage of labor preporatory to Caesarian delivery. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds as well as methods for preparing the compounds.