Sugar-substituted 2-azetidinones useful as hypocholesterolemic agents

摘要

Hypocholesterolemic sugar-substituted 2-azetidinones are disclosed, as well as a method of lowering cholesterol by administering said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and the combination of a sugar-substituted 2-azetidinone cholesterol-lowering agent and a cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor for the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis.