摘要 |
Anti-inflammatory compositions are prepared which comprise a therapeutically effective effective amount of a compound of the formula <IMAGE> (I) wherein X is CO; Y is an oxygen atom; the dotted line represents a double bond which is present or absent; R1 is hydrogen or methyl; R2 is hydrogen; and R3 is phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by 1 or 2 substituents selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine, methyl, ethyl, methoxyl, ethoxyl, benzyloxyl, hydroxyl, acetoxyl, trifluoromethyl, nitro, amino, acetyl, methylthiol, methylsulphonyl, methylamino and dimethylamino; in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods of treating inflammation utilizing the compounds of formula (I) are part of the present invention together with the compounds themselves of the above formula.
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