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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2014
Scott D. Kuduk, Harleysville, PA (US);
Thomas S. Reger, Lansdale, PA (US);
Anthony J. Roecker, Harleysville, PA (US);
Scott D. Kuduk, Harleysville, PA (US);
Thomas S. Reger, Lansdale, PA (US);
Anthony J. Roecker, Harleysville, PA (US);
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to diazepane compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the diazepane compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these pharmaceutical compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.