Patent ID: 6962928

Claim:
A method for inhibiting osteoporosis comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the formula wherein R 1 is —H, —OH, —O(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —OCOC 6 H 5 , —OCO(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), or —OSO 2 (C 2 -C 6 alkyl); R 2 and R 3 are each independently —H, —OH, —O(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —OCOC 6 H 5 , —OCO(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), —OSO 2 (C 2 -C 6 alkyl) or halo; R 4 is 1-piperidinyl, 1-pyrrolidinyl, methyl-1-pyrrolidinyl, dimethyl-1-pyrrolidinyl, 4-morpholino, dimethylamino, diethylamino, diisopropylamino, or 1-hexamethyleneimino; n is 1, 2 or 3; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.