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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2003
Anthony Marfat, Mystic, CT (US);
Dale G. Mcleod, Ledyard, CT (US);
Anthony Marfat, Mystic, CT (US);
Dale G. McLeod, Ledyard, CT (US);
Pfizer Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Prodrugs of 6-β-hydroxymethylpenicillanic acid sulfone having the structure wherein R is H or methyl, and solvates thereof, are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a prodrug of the present invention or a solvate thereof, an optional beta-lactam antibiotic and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Further disclosed is a method for increasing the therapeutic effectiveness of a beta-lactam antibiotic in a mammal by administering an effective amount of a beta-lactam antibiotic and an effectiveness-increasing amount of a prodrug of the present invention, or a solvate thereof. Additionally disclosed is a method for treating a bacterial infection in a mammal by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention to a mammal in need thereof.