The present invention relates to methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of Formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, --COR.sup.4 wherein R.sup.4 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, or --COOR.sup.5 wherein R.sup.5 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, phenyl, or --OR.sup.6 wherein R.sup.6 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; and R.sup.3 is C.sub.6 -C.sub.8 alkyl, halogen, or NO.sub.2 ; with the proviso that when R.sup.1 is hydrogen, R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Compounds of Formula I and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase and are useful in the treatment of conditions mediated by leukotrienes such as inflammation, allergy, hypersensitivity reactions, and proliferative skin diseases such as psoriasis.
Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically-effective amount of the compounds or salts in combination with a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier and methods for treating 5-lipoxygenase mediated conditions, inflammation-associated disorders and allergies.
