Abstract: The invention relates to indolyl piperidinyl derivatives of formula (I) wherein: A1 represents an alkylene, alkyleneoxy, alkylenethio, alkanoylene or hydroxyalkylene group; A2 represents an alkylene, alkyleneoxy, alkylenethio, alkanoylene or an alkyleneoxyalkylene group; W1 represents a phenylene, furanylene or pyridinylene group which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more halogen atoms, alkoxy groups and/or alkyl groups; W2 represents a 3–10 membered monocyclic or bicyclic group containing from 1 to 3 heteroatoms said group being unsubstituted or substituted by one or more halogen atoms, alkyl groups, alkoxy groups and/or oxo groups; R1 represents a hydrogen or halogen atom or an alkyl, alkoxy or methylamino group; and R2 represents a carboxyl group; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; to processes for their preparation; to pharmaceutical compositions containing them; and to their medical use as antihistaminic and antiallergic agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to 2-(3H)-oxazolone derivatives. They may be used as COX-2 inhibitors. The compounds may be used in the treatment of colorectal cancer.

Abstract: The invention relates to indolyl piperidinyl derivatives of formula (I) wherein: A1 represents an alkylene, alkyleneoxy, alkylenethio, alkanoylene or hydroxyalkylene group; A2 represents an alkylene, alkyleneoxy, alkylenethio, alkanoylene or an alkyleneoxyalkylene group; W1 represents a phenylene, furanylene or pyridinylene group which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more halogen atoms, alkoxy groups and/or alkyl groups; W2 represents a 3-10 membered monocyclic or bicyclic group containing from 1 to 3 heteroatoms said group being unsubstituted or substituted by one or more halogen atoms, alkyl groups, alkoxy groups and/or oxo groups; R1 represents a hydrogen or halogen atom or an alkyl, alkoxy or methylamino group; and R2 represents a carboxyl group; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; to processes for their preparation; to pharmaceutical compositions containing them; and to their medical use as antihistaminic and antiallergic agents.

Abstract: Indolylpiperidine compounds of formula (I) wherein: A1 represents an alkylene, alkyleneoxy, alkylenethio, alkanoyl or hydroxyalkylene group; A2 represents a single bond, an alkylene or alkenylene group; W represents a single bond or a phenylene or furanylene group which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more halogen atoms, alkoxy groups and/or alkyl groups; R2 represents a hydrogen or halogen atom or an alkyl or alkoxy group; and R3 represents a carboxyl group or a tetrazolyl group. The present invention provides novel indolylpiperidine compounds having imporved antihistamine and antiallergic activity.

Abstract: 2-Phenylpyran-4-one derivatives of formula (I): wherein: R1 represents an alkyl or —NR4R5 group, wherein R4 and R5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R2 represents an alkyl, C3-C7 cycloalkyl, pyridyl, thienyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl or indanyl group, or a phenyl group which may be unsubstituted or substituted by one or more halogen atoms or alkyl, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, methylthio, amino, mono- or dialkylamino, hydroxalkyl or hydroxycarbonyl groups; R3 represents a methyl, hydroxymethyl, alkoxymethyl, C3-C7 cycloalkoxymethyl, benzyloxymethyl, hydroxycarbonyl, nitrile, trifluoromethyl or difluoromethyl group or a CH2—R6 group wherein R6 represents an alkyl group; and X represents a single bond, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a methylene group; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, processes for their production and synthetic intermediates used in said processes, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use

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