Patent ID: 8119672

Claim:
A pharmaceutical composition for treating pneumovirus infection comprising a compound, selected from the group consisting of: 2,2′-[(3-Propylphenyl)methylene]bis[4-[[(5-methyl-1H-tetrazol-1-yl) imino]methyl]]phenol; 2,2′-[[(3-Dimethylamino)phenyl]methylene]bis[4-[[(5-methyl-1H-tetrazol-1-yl) imino]methyl]]phenol; 2,2′-[(3-Ethoxyphenyl)methylene]bis[4-[[(5-methyl-1H-tetrazol-1-yl)imino]methyl]]phenol; 2,2′-[[(3-Methoxyethyl)phenyl]methylene]bis[4-[[(5-methyl-1H-tetrazol-1-yl) imino]methyl]]phenol; 2,2′-[[(3-Diethylamino)phenyl]methylene]bis[4-[[(5-methyl-1H-tetrazol-1-yl) imino]methyl)]phenol; 2,2′-[(3-Nitrophenyl)methylene]bis[4-[[(5-methyl-1H-tetrazol-1-yl)imino]methyl]]phenol; 3-[[Bis[[5-(5-methyl-1H-tetrazol-1-yl)imino]methyl]-2-hydroxyphenyl]methylene]-N,N-dimethylbenzenesulfonamide; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compound in an amount effective to attenuate infectivity of said virus, and a pharmaceutically effective carrier medium, wherein said carrier medium comprises about 85% ethanol, about 10% propylene glycol and about 5% water.