CPC A61K 31/567 (2013.01) [A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 9/0053 (2013.01); A61K 31/565 (2013.01); A61K 31/5685 (2013.01); A61P 9/12 (2018.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A method for treating torsades de pointes comprising administering to a patient a compound of general formula (I):
wherein
R1 is chosen from H, CH3, CH2—CH3, CH═CH2, and C≡CH;
R2 is chosen from CH3, CH2—CH3, CH═CH2, and C≡CH;
R3 is chosen from —H, —CH3, =CH2, wherein the bond between the carbon of the ring and R3 is a double bond, and ≡CH, wherein the bond between the carbon of the ring and R3 is a triple bond; and
R4 is chosen from —H, —OH and =O, wherein the bond between the carbon of the ring and R4 is a double bond;
wherein the compound of general formula (I) is chosen from levonorgestrel, norethisterone, desogestrel, etonogestrel, 19-nortestosterone, medroxyprogesterone, or medroxyprogesterone acetate.
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