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Substituted 2-azetidinones useful as hypocholesterolemic agents

US6982251B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 2002
Grant dateJan 3, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07H15/26
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Hypocholesterolemic substituted 2-azetidinone compounds of the formula: are disclosed, as well as a methods of lowering cholesterol by administering said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and the combination of a substituted 2-azetidinone cholesterol-lowering agent and a cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor for the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis.

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