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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ellen W. Baxter, Glenside, PA (US);
Robert E. Boyd, Horsham, PA (US);
Michelle C. Jetter, Norristown, PA (US);
Mark McDonnell, Raritan, NJ (US);
Allen B. Reitz, Lansdale, PA (US);
Tina Morgan Ross, Audubon, PA (US);
Assignee:
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07O / ; A61K 3/14178 ; A61N 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07O / ; A61K 3/14178 ; A61N 2/900 ;
Abstract
4-thionaphthyl-1H-imidazoles are &agr;,-adrenoceptor agonists/antagonists. As delta-opioid receptor agonists, such compounds are useful as analgesics. Depending on their agonist/antagonist effect, such compounds may also be useful agents to treat hypertension, glaucoma, sexual dysfunction, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the need for anesthesia or cardiac arrythmia.