Compounds which are useful as inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis and thus as hypocholesterolemic agents are provided which have the structure
wherein R is OH, or salts thereof or lower alkoxy;
Rx is H or alkyl;
R1 is lower alkyl;
R2 is lower alkyl;
R3 is phenyl or substituted phenyl; and
R4 is phenyl or substituted phenyl.
New pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds especially oral dosage forms, and use of such compounds for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition to inhibit cholesterol biosynthesis are also described.
提供了一种作为
胆固醇生物合成
抑制剂和降
胆固醇药物有用的化合物,其结构为其中R为OH,或其盐或较低的烷氧基;Rx为H或烷基;R1为较低的烷基;R2为较低的烷基;R3为苯基或取代苯基;以及R4为苯基或取代苯基。还描述了含有这种化合物的新药物组合物,特别是口服剂型,以及利用这种化合物制备用于抑制
胆固醇生物合成的药物组合物。