Anti-depressant indole derivatives
US4209521A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P25/26
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention concerns a compound of formula II ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition or quaternary ammonium salt thereof wherein R.sup.5 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkoxy or lower alkyl, R.sup.6 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl, and R.sup.7 represents phenyl, lower alkoxy phenyl, halophenyl, or thenyl and X represents oxygen or sulphur. These indole derivatives exhibit psychotropic activity. The invention includes a method of alleviating depression in a warm blooded animal afflicted with depression which method comprises administering to said animal an effective amount of a compound of formula II or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
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