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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Ranjit C. Desai, Kendall PK, NJ (US);
Soumya Sahoo, Old Bridge, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Ranjit C. Desai, Kendall PK, NJ (US);
Soumya Sahoo, Old Bridge, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/352 (2006.01); C07D 311/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A class of chromane and chromene compounds having the structure shown below and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful as therapeutic compounds, particularly in the treatment and control of hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, dyslipidemia, and other lipid disorders, and in delaying the onset of or reducing the risk of conditions and sequelae that are associated with these diseases, such as atherosclerosis