Patents Examined by Leonra Miltenberger
  • Compounds useful for the treatment of hypoglycemia
    Patent number: 5021445
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may each represent hydrogen or alkyl providing that at least one of R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 represents alkyl;R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each represent hydrogen or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together represent a bond;n represents an integer 1 or 2;and m represents an integer 1 or 2; a composition containing such a compound and the use of such compounds and compositions in medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Beecham Group P.L.C.
    Inventors: John M. Berge, Michael A. Cawthorne