Claims
- 1. A compuond of the formula: ##STR13## wherein R.sub.1, is selected from the group consisting of
- hydrogen,
- halo,
- lower alkyl,
- lower alkoxy,
- thioalkoxy,
- R.sub.2, is lower alkoxy;
- R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 are independently selected from
- amino,
- alkylamino of from one to three carbon atoms,
- alkylsulfonylamino of from one to three carbon atoms,
- R.sub.7 is phenyl, thienyl, furyl, or substituted phenyl wherein the phenyl ring is substituted with methylenedioxy, ethylenedioxy, or with one, two or three substituents independently selected from loweralkyl, halo, hydroxy, loweralkoxy, amino, and thioalkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
- 2. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound as defined by claim 1 in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- 3. A method of treating depression comprising administering to a host mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound as defined by claim 1.
- 4. A method of treating glaucoma or controlling intraocular pressure comprising administering to a host mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound as defined by claim 1.
- 5. A method of selectively inhibiting alpha-2-adrenergic receptors comprising administering to a host mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound as defined by claim 1.
Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of copending application Ser. No. 470,210 filed Jan. 25, 1990 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,109,015), which is a continuation in-part of application Ser. No. 555,501 filed Jan. 13, 1989, as PCT/US89/00140 (now abandoned) which, in turn, is a continuation of application Ser. No. 144,364, filed Jan. 15, 1988 (now abandoned).
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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