Pyridine carboxamide orexin receptor antagonists
US8003797B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D401/14
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is directed to pyridyl carboxamide compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
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