17-amino substituted 4-azasteroid 5.alpha.-reductase inhibitors
US5639741A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07J73/005
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Novel amino substituted 4-azasteroid 5.alpha.-reductase inhibitors of formula (I). ##STR1## wherein A is (a), (b) or (c), are claimed as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts and formulations thereof. These compounds are effective in inhibiting testosterone 5.alpha.-reductase(s) and are thus useful in the treatment of a number of hyperandrogenic conditions including benign prostatic hypertrophy, acne, seborrhea, female hirsutism, and male and female pattern baldness (alopecia).
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