Combination therapy to treat osteoporosis - polyphosphonates and estrogen agonists
US5773477A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00148
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides novel methods of treating or preventing osteoporosis comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different provided that, when R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same, each is a methyl or ethyl group, and, when R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are different, one of them is a methyl or ethyl group and the other is hydrogen or a benzyl group; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; together with a bone resorption inhibiting polyphosphonate.
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