DIHYDROIMIDAZO[2,1-B]THIAZOLE AND DIHYDRO-5H-THIAZOLO[3,2-A]PYRIMIDINES AS ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS

摘要

The present invention relates to certain novel substituted dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole and dihydro-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine compounds of Formula (I) including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof in which have affinity for 5-HT1A receptors and which inhibits neuronal reuptake of 5-hydroxytryptamine and/or noradrenaline, to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their use in the treatment of depression, anxiety, psychoses (for example schizophrenia), tardive dyskinesia, obesity, drug addiction, drug abuse, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease, obsessive-compulsive behaviour, panic attacks, social phobias, eating disorders such as bulimia, anorexia, snacking and binge eating, non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, hyperglycaemia, hyperlipidaemia, stress, as an aid to smoking cessation and in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of seizures, neurological disorders such as epilepsy and/or in which there is neurological damage such as stroke, brain trauma, cerebral ischaemia, head injuries and haemorrhage.