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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:
Jul. 28, 1992
Filed:
May. 29, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Graham Showell, Welwyn Garden City, GB;
Victor Lotti, Harleysville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Merck Sharp and Dohme Ltd., Hertfordshire, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514299 ; 514305 ; 514326 ; 514340 ; 514342 ; 514361 ; 514363 ; 514364 ;
Abstract
The use of compounds for formula (I): ##STR1## or a salt or prodrug thereof; wherein one of X, Y, or Z is an oxygen or sulphur atom and the other two are nitrogen atoms, and the dotted circle represents two double bonds thus forming a 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,2,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-thiadiazole or 1,2,4-thiadiazole nucleus;