Patent 7579488 was granted and assigned to Eli Lilly and Company on August, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention relates to novel, non-secosteroidal, phenyl-benzofuran compounds with vitamin D receptor (VDR) modulating activity that are less hypercalcemic than 1α,25 dihydroxy vitamin D3. These compounds are useful for treating bone disease and psoriasis.