| abstract |
The invention relates to particular substituted (3α,5β)-3-hydroxy-pregnan-20-ones, in free or pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or substantially pure form as described herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use as sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics, and/or anesthetics, and methods for treatment of depression, anxiety, insomnia, epilepsy, and other central nervous system disorders, as well as to combinations with other agents. |