A compound of Formula (IA) or Formula (IB) ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1,
R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are as
defined herein, or a tautomer prodrug, solvate, or salt thereof;
pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods of
modulating the glucocorticoid receptor function and methods of treating
disease-states or conditions mediated by the glucocorticoid receptor
function or characterized by inflammatory, allergic, or proliferative
processes in a patient using these compounds.