Oxidized analogs of 17 beta-N-monosubstituted carbamoyl-4-aza 5 alpha-androst-1-en-3-ones
申请人:Merck & Co., Inc.
公开号:EP0271220A1
公开(公告)日:1988-06-15
The compounds of formula (I)
wherein R is selected from hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and R¹ is C1-12 straight or branched chain alkyl wherein one of the hydrogens is substituted by hydroxy, carboxylic acid or C1-4 alkyl ester, and A is -CH₂-CH₂ or -CH=CH-, and pharmaceutical formulations of the above compounds are active as testosterone 5α-reductase inhibitors and thus are useful for treatment of acne, seborrhea, female hirsutism or benign prostatic hypertrophy.