Patent number: 8304434
Abstract: A series of substituted aryl sulfone derivatives represented by Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions comprise an effective amount of the instant compounds, either alone, or in combination with one or more other therapeutically active compounds, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods of treating conditions associated with, or caused by, calcium channel activity, including, for example, acute pain, chronic pain, visceral pain, inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, urinary incontinence, itchiness, allergic dermatitis, epilepsy, diabetic neuropathy, irritable bowel syndrome, depression, anxiety, multiple sclerosis, sleep disorder, bipolar disorder and stroke, comprise administering an effective amount of the present compounds, either alone, or in combination with one or more other therapeutically active compounds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 30, 2008
Date of Patent:
November 6, 2012
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
Prasun K. Chakravarty, Yanbing Ding, Joseph L. Duffy, Hassan Pajouhesh, Pengcheng Patrick Shao, Sriram Tyagarajan, Feng Ye
