Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Designated organic active ingredient containing – Cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system doai
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-12
2011-04-12
Hui, San-ming (Department: 1628)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Designated organic active ingredient containing
Cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system doai
Reexamination Certificate
active
07923441
ABSTRACT:
Methods and compositions for enhancing the activity and/or duration of action of loteprednol etabonate and other soft anti-inflammatory steroids of the haloalkyl 17α-alkoxycarbonyloxy-11β-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one-17β-carboxylate type and the corresponding Δ1,4-compounds are described. The enhancing agents have the formula:wherein R is H or C1-C4alkyl; Z1is carbonyl or β-hydroxymethylene; X1is —O— or —S—; R5is —OH, —OR6, —OCOOR6or —OCOR7wherein R6is C1-C4alkyl and R7is C1-C4alkyl, fluoromethyl or chloromethyl; and the dotted line in ring A indicates that the 1,2-linkage is saturated or unsaturated; with the proviso that when R is C1-C4alkyl, then R5is —OH.
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Buchanan & Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Hui San-ming
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