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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:
Aug. 04, 1992
Filed:
May. 17, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred W Alberts, Princeton, NJ (US);
Gregory D Berger, Belle Meade, NJ (US);
James D Bergstrom, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514305 ;
Abstract
Compounds of structural formula (I): ##STR1## are squalene synthestase inhibitors useful in inhibiting the biosynthesis of cholesterol in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and related disorders.