Remedial agent for osteoporosis
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1. A therapeutic agent for osteoporosis which comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound of Formula (1):
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Abstract
The object of the present invention is to provide a therapeutic agent for osteoporosis with a good bone mass-increasing effect, but almost no blood calcium-increasing effect.
The present invention provides a therapeutic agent for osteoporosis which comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound of Formula (1):
wherein
R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group,
R3 represents a C1-C4 alkyl group which may be substituted with a fluorine atom,
m represents an integer of 0 to 3, and
A represents —CH2—CH2—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C—.
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- 1. A therapeutic agent for osteoporosis which comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound of Formula (1):
- 9. A vitamin D derivative of the following Formula (2):
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13. A method for treating osteoporosis, which comprises the step of administering to a patient in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (1):
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