Abstract: A compound, a solvate or salt thereof, of formula (I): ##STR1## in which: A is ##STR2## p is 2; ROC-- is an acyl group linked to a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aromatic ring system;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are substituents on the same or different carbon atoms and are independently hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl; andR.sub.a is a phenyl or thienyl ring, andis useful for the treatment of pain, hyponatremic disease states or cerebral ischemia.

Abstract: A compound, or solvate or salt thereof, of formula ##STR1## R.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen, or C.sub.1-6 alkyl; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl;R.sub.5 together with R.sub.4 forms a --(CH).sub.2).sub.2 -- group optionally substituted by one or two C.sub.1-6 alkyl;W is halogen or when A is gem-dimethyl substituted piperidine, is OH;a is 1 or 2,useful in the treatment of pain.

Abstract: A compound, or a solvate or salt thereof, of formula (I): ##STR1## in which: RCO is an acyl group in which the group R contains a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aromatic or heterocyclic aromatic ring and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.2-6 alkenyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl or C.sub.4-12 cycloalkylalkyl groups or together form a C.sub.2-8 branched or linear polymethylene or C.sub.2-6 alkenylene group optionally substituted with a hetero-atom;R.sub.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, preferably methyl or ethyl, .sup.4 or phenyl, or R.sub.3 together with R.sub.1 forms a --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 -- or --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 --, group;R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are identical and are hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl, or together form a C.sub.2-5 linear polymethylene group; R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are identical and are hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl, or together form a C.sub.2-5 linear polymethylene group;or R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are together --CH.sub.2 -- when each of R.sub.4 and R.sub.7 is hydrogen or C.

Abstract: A compound, or a solvate or salt thereof, of formula (I): ##STR1## in which: RCO is an acyl group in which the group R contains a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aromatic or heterocyclic aromatic ring;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.2-6 alkenyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl or C.sub.4-12 cycloalkylalkyl groups, or together form a C.sub.2-8 branched or linear polymethylene or C.sub.2-6 alkenylene group, optionally substituted with a hetero-atom,R.sub.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl or phenyl, or R.sub.3 together with R.sub.1 form a --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 -- or --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 -- group;R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are independently hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl or aryl, provided both R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are not simultaneously hydrogen; and p is an integer from 1 to 4,is useful for the treatment of pain or hyponatraemic disease states.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I): ##STR1## or a salt and/or solvate thereof, wherein R represents an acyl group containing a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aromatic or heterocyclic aromatic group;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represents an alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group or R.sup.1 together with R.sup.2 represents a C.sub.3-6 polymethylene or alkenylene group;R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or alkyl;R.sup.4 represents hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, nitrile, nitro, amino or mono or disubstituted amino; andn represents O or an integer 1,is useful in the treatment of pain.

Abstract: A compound, or a solvate or salt thereof, of formula I: ##STR1## in which: R.CO-- is an acyl group containing a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aromatic or heterocyclic aromatic group;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.2-6 alkenyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl or C.sub.4-12 cycloalkylalkyl groups or together form a C.sub.2-8 branched or linear polymethylene or C.sub.2-6 alkenylene group, optionally substituted with a hetero-atom;R.sub.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, or phenyl or R.sub.3 together with R.sub.1 form a --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 -- or --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 -- group;R.sub.4 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl, or phenyl;R.sub.5 is hydrogen or together with R.sub.4 forms a --(CH.sub.2).sub.n -- group in which n=1, 2 or 3; and `Het` is an optionally substituted single or fused ring heterocyclic group, containing from 5 to 12 ring atoms and comprising up to four hetero-atoms in the or each ring selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur, with the proviso that when, simultaneously, R.sub.

Abstract: A compound, or a solvate or salt thereof, of formula (I) ##STR1## in which: R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.2-6 alkenyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl or C.sub.4-12 cycloalkylalkyl groups, or together form a C.sub.2-8 branched or linear polymethylene or C.sub.2-6 alkenylene group optionally substituted with a hetero-atom, provided that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are not simultaneously hydrogen;R.sub.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, preferably methyl or ethyl, or phenyl, or R.sub.3 together with R.sub.1 form a --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 -- or --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 -- group;p is 1, 2, 3 or 4, andR is a group of formula (II) ##STR2## in which the group --(CHR.sub.4).sub.n --X-- is in the meta- or para-position with respect to YR.sub.5 or R.sub.6, R.sub.4 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl, preferably hydrogen;n is 0, 1 or 2, preferably 1;X is a direct bond, or O, S or NR.sub.a in which R.sub.a is hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and is preferably a direct bond;Y is >C.dbd.O, >CHOH, --S.dbd.O or --SO.

Abstract: A compound, or a solvate or salt thereof, of formula (I): ##STR1## in which: RCO is an acyl group in which the group R contains a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aromatic or heterocyclic aromatic ring and R.sub.1 R.sub.2 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.2-6 alkenyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl or C.sub.4 -12 cycloalkylalkyl groups or together form a C.sub.2-8 branched or linear polymethylene or C.sub.2-6 alkenylene group optionally substituted with a hetero-atom;R.sub.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, or phenyl, or R.sub.3 together with R.sub.1 forms a --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 -- or --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 --, group; R.sub.4 and R.sub.5, which may be the same or different and may be attached to the same or different carbon atoms of the isoquinoline nucleus, are each hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, aryl, or R.sub.4 together with R.sub.5 form a --(CH.sub.2).sub.p -- group, where p is an integer of from 1 to 5 and one or more of the --(CH.sub.2)-- moieties is optionally substituted by a C.

Abstract: A compound, or a solvate or salt thereof, of formula I: ##STR1## in which: R.CO-- is an acyl group containing a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic aromatic or heterocyclic aromatic group;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkenyl, C.sub.1-6 cycloalkyl or C.sub.1-12 cycloalkylalkyl or together form a C.sub.2-6 polymethylene or C.sub.2-6 alkenylene group, optionally substituted with a hetero-atom, provided that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are not simultaneously hydrogen;Rx is C.sub.1-6 alkyl or phenyl, or Rx together with R.sub.1 form a --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 -- or --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 -- group, is useful for the treatment of pain.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I): ##STR1## or a salt or solvate thereof in which R.CO is an acyl group in which R is of formula (II) ##STR2## in which R.sub.3 is Br, NO.sub.2 or CF.sub.3 ; and, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently C.sub.1-6 alkyl or together form a C.sub.3-6 polymethylene or alkylene group, is useful for treating pain.

Abstract: A compound of formula 1, or a solvate or salt thereof: ##STR1## in which: RCO is an acyl group in which the group R comprises a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic ring and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently C.sub.1-6 alkyl groups or together form a C.sub.3-6 polymethylene or alkenylene group, is useful for treating pain.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I): ##STR1## or a salt or solvate thereof in which R. CO is an acyl group containing a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic ring, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently C.sub.1-6 alkyl or together form a C.sub.3-6 polymethylene or alkylene group, and p is 1, 2, 3 or 4, is useful for treating pain.

Abstract: A compound of formula I: ##STR1## or a solvate or salt thereof in which: R is an acyl group containing a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic ring and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently C.sub.1-6 alkyl groups or together form a C.sub.3-6 polymethylene or alkenylene group, is useful for treating pain in mammals.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the separation of moprolol into its two optical antipodes, substantially characterized by the fact of salifying racemic moprolol with L(+)glutamic acid; treating the thus obtained mixture of diastereoisomeric salts with a water/alcohol mixture, in this way separating the L(+)glutamate insoluble salt of (+)moprolol; treating the resultant mother liquors which contain in solution the L(+)glutamate salt of (-)moprolol with a base so as to separate the laevorotatory isomer of crystalline moprolol, which finally undergoes a purification. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing said laevorotatoryisomer of moprolol.

Abstract: Pyridinecarboxylic esters of dopamine and of its N-alkyl derivatives, salts thereof with pharmaceutically acceptable organic or inorganic acids, process for preparing them and pharmaceutical compositions containing them which are particularly useful in the treatment of cardiovascular and renal disorders.

Abstract: Novel compounds of formula ##STR1## are described which have antipyretic, analgesic and antiinflammatory activity. R is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 linear or branched alkyl; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are hydrogen, halogen, unsubstituted or esterified hydroxy, alcoxy, and may be the same or different; R.sub.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 linear or branched aliphatic acyl, unsubstituted or substituted aroyl, alkylaroyl or hetaroyl groups.

Abstract: Derivatives of aminopyridinecarboxylic acids which inhibit the dipeptidyl carboxy peptidase (DPCP), methods for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.The compounds have formula: ##STR1## where Z is hydrogen, alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, halogen or alkoxy having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms;R1 is hydrogen, alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, arylalkyl having from 7 to 12 carbon atoms, aryl having from 6 to 15 carbon atoms;m and n are an integer of from 0 to 4 each provided, however, the m+n is lower than 5;R2 is hydrogen, alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or arylalkyl having from 7 to 12 carbon atoms;R3 is hydrogen or acyl having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms;R4 is hydrogen or alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms;and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts with organic or inorganic acids.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I): ##STR1## or a salt or solvate thereof in which R. CO is an acyl group containing a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic ring, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently C.sub.1-6 alkyl or together form a C.sub.3-6 polymethylene or alkylene group, and p is 1, 2, 3 or 4, is useful for treating pain.