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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernard Cote, L'ille Perrot, CA;
Richard Friesen, Kirkland, CA;
Richard Frenette, Laval, CA;
Mario Girard, Ile Bizard, CA;
Yves Girard, L'ille Bizard, CA;
Cedrickx Godbout, Sherbrooke, CA;
Daniel Guay, L'ille Perrot, CA;
Pierre Hamel, Vimont-Laval, CA;
Marc Blouin, St. Lazare-de-Vaudreuil, CA;
Yves Ducharme, Montreal, CA;
Sylvie Prescott, Chomedey, CA;
Assignee:
Merck Frosst Canada & Co., Kirkland, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/144 ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/144 ; C07D / ;
Abstract
The invention encompasses the novel compound of Formula I useful in the treatment of diseases, including asthma, by raising the level of cyclic adenosine-3′,5′-monophosphate (cAMP) through the inhibition of phosphodiesterase IV (PDE 4).