Patent 4588721 Issued on May 13, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date: November 26, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Therapeutic process for treating the negative symptoms of schizophrenia in humans comprising the systematic administration of a compound of the formula ##STR1## X is a member selected from the group consisting of --H, --CH3, and --CH2 --O--R;wherein R is hydrogen, alkyl of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, inclusive, ##STR2## wherein n is 0 to 16, inclusive, and m is 1 to 16 inclusive; Y is hydrogen or, provided when Z is hydrogen and X is CH3, hydroxy;Z is hydrogen or, provided when Y is hydrogen and X is --CH3, chloro;including the N-oxides and pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts thereof in combination with a pharmaceutical carrier.
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