| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/DK84/00057 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 26, 1985 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 26, 1985 PCT Filed Jun. 19, 1984 PCT Pub. No. WO85/00368 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 31, 1985.Compounds of the formula Ia and Ib <IMAGE> Ia <IMAGE> Ib are prodrugs of allopurinol and have i.a. a much higher solubility in water and/or a higher lipophilicity than allopurinol, which makes such compounds useful for oral, parenteral and rectal administration to a warm-blooded animal such as a human. Such compounds will after administration be converted into allopurinol. |