Abstract: The present invention encompasses structures of the formula I: ##STR1## or the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein: G represents ##STR2## where Q is aryl substituents optionally mono or disubstituted with hydroxy or halogen;T is halogen, hydrogen, hydroxyl, amino or alkoxy having 1-6 carbon atoms;W is oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or optionally substituted methylene;X is hydrogen, hydroxyl, or alkyl;Z is an organic or inorganic substituent optionally forming a ring with subtituents on Q; ##STR3## independently represent optionally substituted carbon chains; wherein k, m, and n are independently 0, or an integer of from 1-3R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 are the same or different and represent organic or inorganic substituents.These compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs of agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for treating a subject non-human animal or domestic pet exhibiting symptoms of anxiety with a compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is oxygen or sulfur;W is (un)substituted phenyl, thienyl or pyridyl; and ##STR2## represents (un)substituted aryl or heteroaryl as defined in the specification.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses structures of the formula: ##STR1## or the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein: ##STR2## wherein: W represents substituted or unsubstituted phenyl;X is hydrogen,T is hydrogen, and n is 3,which compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs of agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors. These compounds are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs and for enhancement of memory.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses structures of the formula: ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein: ##STR2## and W, X, A, B, C, D, E, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 are variables. These compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs thereof and are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep, and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs, and enhancement of memory.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses structures of the formula I: ##STR1## or the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein: G represents ##STR2## where Q is aryl substituents optionally mono or disubstituted with hydroxy or halogen;T is halogen, hydrogen, hydroxyl, amino or alkoxy having 1-6 carbon atoms;W is oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or optionally substituted methylene;X is hydrogen, hydroxyl, or alkyl;Z is an organic or inorganic substituent optionally forming a ring with subtituents on Q; ##STR3## independently represent optionally substituted carbon chains; wherein k, m, and n are independently 0, or an integer of from 1-3 R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 are the same or different and represent organic or inorganic substituents.These compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs of agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses structures of the formula: ##STR1## or the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein: ##STR2## wherein: W represents substituted or unsubstituted phenyl;X is hydrogen, hydroxy or lower alkyl;T is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, nitro, amino or alkyl;R.sub.3 is hydrogen or an organic group;R.sub.4 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted organic substituent;R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 represent organic, and inorganic substituents; andn is 1, 2, 3, or 4,which compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs of agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors. These compounds are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs and for enhancement of memory.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 independently represent hydrogen or organic substituents;W represents optionally substituted thiazolyl or quinoxalinyl;X is hydrogen, hydroxy or lower alkyl; andT is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, nitro, amino or alkyl,which compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs of agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptor. These compounds are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs and for enhancement of memory.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses structures of the formula: ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein: ##STR2## and W, X, A, B, C, D, E, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 are variables. These compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs thereof and are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep, and seizure disorders, over-dose with benzodiaziepine drugs, and enhancement of memory.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses structures of the formula I: ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein: ##STR2## wherein: W represents substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups;X is hydrogen, hydroxy or lower alkyl;T is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, amino or alkyl;R.sub.3 is hydrogen or an organic group;R.sub.4 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted organic substituent;R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 represent organic, and inorganic substituents; andn is 1, 2, 3, or 4.These compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs of agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain recpetors. These compounds are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs and for enhancement of memory.

Abstract: The invention encompasses compounds of the formula: ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein n is 0, 1, or 2, X is ##STR2## Z is H.sub.2, oxygen or sulfur, and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, T, W, and Y are defined variables.These compounds are highly selective agonists or inverse agonists for the GABAa brain receptors and are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep, and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepinc type drugs, and enhancement of alertness.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses structures of the formula I: ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein: ##STR2## wherein:W represents substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups;X is hydrogen, hydroxy or lower alkyl;T is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, amino or alkyl;R.sub.3 is hydrogen or an organic group;R.sub.4 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted organic substituent;R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 represent organic, and inorganic substituents; andn is 1, 2, 3, or 4.These compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs of agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors. These compounds are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs and for enhancement of memory.

Abstract: The invention encompasses compounds of the formula: ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein: X and Y are hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy or amino with the proviso that at least X or Y is hydroxy; andR.sub.1 -R.sub.4 are variables representing various organic and inorganic substituents; andW representsphenyl, 2- or 3-thienyl, or 2-, 3-, or 4-pyridyl; or phenyl, 2- or 3-thienyl, or 2-, 3-, or 4-pyridyl, each of which is mono or disubstituted with various organic or inorganic substituents.These compounds or prodrugs thereof are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs thereof and are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep, and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs, and enhancement of memory.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new carbonyl 3R, 4R-ethyl-[(1-methyl-1H-imidzaol-5-yl)methyl]-2-pyrrolidinone derivatives carrying a carboxyester-type lipophilic moiety on the pyrrolidinone nitrogenand are valuable antiglaucoma agents and targeted for use in the treatment of so-called dry eye.More particularly, the present invention concerns new N-substituted carbonyl-3R, 4R-ethyl-[(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-5-7)methyl]-2-pyrrolidinone derivatives of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 is a halo radical, e.g. a chloro radical, or a lower alkyl radical, e.g. a methyl or ethyl radical, with the proviso that when m is 1, R.sup.1 is not methyl or t-butyl, m is an integer of 1 or 2, n is 0 or an integer of 1 or 2 and X is O or S, and pharmaceutically-acceptable acid addition salts thereof.

Abstract: This invention encompasses compounds of the formula: ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and W are variables. These compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs thereof and are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep, and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs, and enhancement of memory.

Abstract: The invention encompasses compounds of the formula: ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein n is 0, 1, or 2, X is ##STR2## Z is H.sub.2, oxygen or sulfur, and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, T, W, and Y are defined variables.These compounds are highly selective agonists or inverse agonists for the GABAa brain receptors and are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep, and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine type drugs, and enhancement of alertness.

Abstract: This invention encompasses compounds of the formula: ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and W are variables. These compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs thereof and are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep, and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs, and enhancement of memory.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses structures of the formula: ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein: ##STR2## where W represents an aromatic group substituted with various organic and inorganic substituents;X, Y are hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy or amino with the proviso that at least X or Y is hydroxy;A, B C, and D, represent nitrogen or a carbon atom substituted with various organic and inorganic substituents;E represents oxygen, sulfur or substituted nitrogen;R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.12, and R.sub.13 are variables representing various organic and inorganic substituents; andn is 0, 1, or 2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new carbonyl 3R, 4R-ethyl-[(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)methyl] -2-pyrrolidinone derivatives carrying a carboxyester-type lipophilic moiety on the pyrrolidinone nitrogen. More particularly, the present invention concerns new N-substituted carbonyl-3R,4R-ethyl-[(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl) methyl]-2-pyrrolidinone derivatives of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.The new compounds of the formula (I) are potent ocular hypotensives that are valuable antiglaucoma agents. They are also targeted for use in the treatment of so-called dry eye.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses structures of the formula: ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof wherein: ##STR2## and W, X, A, B, C, D, E, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 are variables. These compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAa brain receptors or prodrugs thereof and are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, sleep, and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs, and enhancement of memory.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new racemic and optically active compounds containing a first moiety derived from a pilocarpine compound in which the furanone ring of pilocarpine is replaced by a hetero-ring containing a secondary nitrogen hetero-atom, and a second moiety derived from an epinephrine compound or a .beta.-adrenergic blocking compound, linked at the secondary nitrogen atom of the furanone-replacing hetero-ring of the pilocarpine compound and at the hydroxyl group of the epinephrine compound or of the .beta.-adrenergic blocking compound, via a carbonyl linker, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.The new compounds of the present invention are potent ocular hypotensives exhibiting minimal deleterious pupillary effects.