Patent ID: 6552089
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: A61K,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for treating male pattern baldness which comprises administering to a patient afflicted with male pattern baldness an effective amount of a tellurium compound of the formula: orTeO2 orPhTeCl3 or(C6H5)4P+(TeCl3(O2C2H4))â€”TeX4, wherein Q is Te; t is 1 or 0; u is 1 or 0; v is 1 or 0; R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 are the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyalkyl of 1 to 5 carbons, hydroxy, alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, halogen, haloalkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, carboxy, alkylcarbonylalkyl of 2 to 10 carbons, alkanoyloxy of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, carboxyalkyl of 1 to 5 carbons atoms, acyl, amido, cyano, amidoalkyl of 1 to 5 carbons, N-monoalkylamidoalkyl of 2 to 10 carbons, N,N-dialkylamidoalkyl of 4 to 10 carbons, cyanoalkyl of 1 to 5 carbons alkoxy of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, alkoxyalkyl of 2 to 10 carbon atoms and â€”COR10 wherein R10 is alkyl of from 1 to 5 carbons; and X is halogen and complexes thereof.