Claims
- 1. A method for the treatment of hyperglycaemia in human or non-human mammals which comprises administering to the mammal in need of such treatment an effective non-toxic amount of:
- a compound of formula (I): ##STR10## or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, represents hydrogen, a halogen atom, or an alkyl or alkoxy group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, X represents oxygen, sulphur, an imino group, an acylimino group containing 2 to 4 carbon atoms in the acyl group, or a methylene group, each of n and m, which may be the same or different, represents the number 1, 2 or 3, and p represents the number 3; with the proviso that when the moiety ##STR11## is present in formula (I), then either R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 must represent hydrogen; or
- a compound of formula (II): ##STR12## or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, wherein each of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be either a hydrogen or halogen atom; or an alkyl or alkoxy group either of which groups may have from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; providing that either R.sup.3 or R.sup.4 must be hydrogen;
- R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 can be identical or different and either a hydrogen or an alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and
- R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, and R.sup.10 can be identical or different and either hydrogen or an alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- 2. A method according to claim 1, comprising the administration of a compound of the formula (III): ##STR13## or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, n m and p are as defined in relation to formula (I).
Priority Claims (2)
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8520651 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 336,241, filed Apr. 11, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,988,720, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 866,307, filed May 23, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,847,280.
US Referenced Citations (1)
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4526897 |
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Divisions (2)
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336241 |
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866307 |
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