Claims
- 1. A pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting the symptoms of asthma comprising a nontoxic pharmaceutical carrier or diluent and an amount sufficient to produce said inhibition of a compound of the formula: ##STR8## wherein R is hydrogen, methoxy, dimethoxy, hydroxy, methyl, carboxymethyleneoxy, acetamido or 3-acetamido-4-hydroxy.
- 2. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 in a form suitable for administration by inhalation.
- 3. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 comprising a solution or suspension of the active ingredient in sterile water.
- 4. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 in the form of an aerosol formulation.
- 5. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 in which the pharmaceutical carrier or diluent is a solid.
- 6. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 in which R is hydroxy, carboxymethyleneoxy or acetamido.
- 7. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 6 in which R is hydroxy.
- 8. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 7 in which R is p-hydroxy.
- 9. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 in dosage unit form and in which the active ingredient is in an amount of about 5 mg. to about 500 mg. per dosage unit.
- 10. The method of inhibiting the symptoms of asthma which comprises administering to an animal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount for producing said inhibition of a compound of the formula. ##STR9## wherein R is hydrogen, methoxy, dimethoxy, hydroxy, methyl, carboxymethyleneoxy, acetamido or 3-acetamido-4-hydroxy.
- 11. The method of claim 10 in which the active ingredient is administered in a daily dosage regimen of about 5 mg. to about 2000 mg.
- 12. The method according to claim 10 in which R is p-hydroxy.
Priority Claims (1)
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37418/75 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 511,153 filed Oct. 2, 1974, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (3)
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3849565 |
Pfister et al. |
Nov 1974 |
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3864493 |
Cairns et al. |
Feb 1975 |
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3879544 |
Reisner et al. |
Apr 1975 |
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Physicians Desk Reference (PDR), 1974, pp. 760-761. |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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511153 |
Oct 1974 |
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