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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4029793 | Synergistic local anesthetic compositions A local anesthetic composition comprising a mixture in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier of a particular toxin, namely, tetrodotoxin or desoxytetrodotoxin, and another compound, generally a conventional local anesthetic compound or a similar compound ... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4027037 | N-substituted ଲ-aminocrotonic acid esters N-substituted ଲ-aminocrotonic acid esters of the formula ##STR1## in which R1 is hydrogen, or alkyl or alkenyl with up to 4 carbon atoms; R2 is straight-chain or branched alkyl or alkenyl with up to 9 carbon atoms, optiona... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4025653 | Microbiocidal polymeric quaternary ammonium compounds Microbiocidally active compounds comprising the condensation products of 1,4-dihalo-2-butene and difunctional tertiary amines of the type: ##STR1## wherein Z is a cyclic or acyclic divalent aliphatic radical of 2 to 10 carbon atoms which may contain ... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4021563 | Method of treating cardiac arrhythmia with γ-piperidino-butyrophenones Therapeutic treatment of cardiac arrhythmia in mammals by oral or parenteral administration of certain substituted γ-piperidino-butyrophenones or the acid-addition salts thereof.... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4015008 | N,N-dichloro substituted aminocarboxylic acids as microbiocides N-chloro nitrogen-containing carboxylic acids have been found to be useful as microbiocides in topical treatment of the skin and mucous membranes.... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4011331 | Piperidine derivatives The invention relates to a compound of formula I ##STR1## or pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are the same or different and represent hydroge... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3993763 | Tertiary aminoacids as anti-inflammatory agents New -(cyclic tert. aminophenyl)-aliphatic acids, e.g. those of the formula ##SPC1## R1 = h or alkyl R2 = h, alk(en)yl, cycloalk(en)yl or cycloalk(en)yl-alkyl A = hydroxylated lower alkylene And functional derivatives thereof, are a... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3992546 | 4-Piperidinobutyrophenones as neuroleptics 4'-Fluoro-4-[4-(-hydroxy-aralkyl)-piperidino]-butyrophenones, preferably those of the formula ##SPC1## m = 0 to 2, n = 0 to 7, (m+n) = 1 to 7, X = H or OH, R1, R2 = H, alkyl, alkoxy, halo or CF3, and salts thereof a... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3988462 | 3-(5,7-Dimethyl-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-6,8-decadienyl)-glutarimide as an antiviral agent against polio and A-type influenza 3-(5,7-Dimethyl-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-6,8-decadienyl)-glutarimide is prepared by cultivating Streptomyces pluricolorescens var. yamashitaensis (S-885) ATCC No. 21956 in an aqueous nutrient broth containing a carbohydrate and a source of organic nitrogen until s... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3968218 | Cosmetic composition containing a hydroxylated amino thioether for application to the hair and skin A method and composition for combatting the greasy and unaesthetic appearance of the hair and to improve the appearance of the skin comprises in a carrier at least one active component of the formula ##EQU1## wherein R1 and R2 a... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3962439 | Oxygen-transferable emulsion Oxygen-transferable perfluorocarbon compounds having 9 to 11 carbon atoms such as perfluorodecalin, perfluoro(C3-5 -alkylcyclohexanes), perfluoro(C4-6 -alkyl tetrahydropyrans), perfluoro(C5-7 -alkyltetrahydrofurans), perfl... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3937832 | Esters of 2,2-diphenyl-cyclopropane-carboxylic acids as cough suppressants The invention provides novel aminoethyl esters of 2,2-diphenylcyclopropane carboxylic acids which are anti-tussive agents.... | 02/10/1976 |
| 3931032 | Antibacterial and germicidal N,N-dialkylthiocarbamoyl sulfenamide detergent compositions Antibacterial and germicidal detergent compositions contain as an active ingredient N,N-dialkylthiocarbamoyl sulfenamides of the formula ##EQU1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent lower alkyl groups, both R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are cyclohexyl or R.sup... | 01/06/1976 |