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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence E Brieaddy, Raleigh, NC (US);
Claudia E Hollingsworth, Durham, NC (US);
Barrett R Cooper, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Burroughs Wellcome Co., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514540 ; 514712 ;
Abstract
A class of halogen-substituted diphenylsulfide compounds are disclosed which produce a large selective inhibition of serotonin uptake in brain. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders and substance abuse disorders such as alcoholism.