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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2003
William Robert Carling, Bishops Stortford, GB;
Jose Luis Castro Pineiro, Bishops Stortford, GB;
Ian James Collins, Ware, GB;
Alexander Richard Guiblin, Welwyn Garden City, GB;
Timothy Harrison, Great Dunmow, GB;
Andrew Madin, Sawbridgeworth, GB;
Kevin William Moore, Buntingford, GB;
Michael Geoffrey Russell, Welwyn Garden City, GB;
Gayle Scott, Lanark, GB;
Leslie Joseph Street, Little Hallingbury, GB;
Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd., Hoddesdon, US;
Abstract
A class of substituted 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine derivatives, possessing a fluoro-substituted phenyl ring at the 3-position and a heteroaryl-methoxy moiety at the 6-position, are selective ligands for GABA receptors, in particular having high affinity for the &agr;2 and/or &agr;3 subunit thereof, and are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of disorders of the central nervous system, including anxiety and convulsions.