摘要 |
Prodrugs of 6-.beta.-hydroxymethylpenicillanic acid sulfone having the structure wherein R is H or methyl, each X is methylene, and Y is 0, or wherein R is H, each X is 0 and Y is methylene, and solvates thereof are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a prodr ug of the present invention, or a solvate thereof, an optional beta-lactam antibiotic and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Further disclosed is a method for increasing the therapeutic effectiveness of a beta - lactam antibiotic in 20 a mammal by administering an effective amount of a beta~lactam antibiotic and an effectiveness-increasing amount of a prodrug o f the present invention, or a solvate thereof. Additionally disclosed is a method for treating a bacterial infection in a mammal by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention to a mammal in need thereof.
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