Patent ID: 7071178
Filing Date: 2006-07-04
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07C

Abstract:
1. A method for the treatment of osteoporosis comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of the formula I wherein X represents hydrogen or hydroxy; Y represents oxygen or sulphur or oxidized sulphur selected from the groups S(O) and S(O R Q represents a diradi-cal residue after removal of 2 hydrogen atoms from a straight, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated C R R n is 0 or 1; and derivatives of the compounds of formula I in which one or more hydroxy groups have been transformed into —O-acyl or —O-glycosyl groups, or a phosphate ester, such masked groups being hydrolyzable in vivo; or administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of formula Ia wherein R 1 , R 2 , and Q have the meanings specified above; m=0, 1 or 2; and n=1.