Claims for Patent: 6,319,926
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Summary for Patent: 6,319,926
Title: | Optically active 5H-pyrrolo[3, 4-B]pyrazine derivative, its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing it |
Abstract: | Dextrorotatory isomer of 6-(5-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5[(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)carbonyloxy]-7-oxo-6,7-di hydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrazine, its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing it which are usable as tranquillizers and hypnotics. |
Inventor(s): | Cotrel; Claude (Paris, FR), Roussel; Gerard (Soisy sur Seine, FR) |
Assignee: | Sepracor Inc. (Marlborough, MA) |
Application Number: | 09/124,651 |
Patent Claims: | 1. A method for improving sleep quality or time comprising the step of administering an effective quantity of 6-(5-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-[(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)carbonyloxy]-7-oxo-6,7-d ihydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrazine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the form of its dextrorotatory isomer and essentially free of its levorotatory isomer, to a human. |