PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING TETRAHYDROCARBAZOLE DERIVATIVES AS ACTIVE COMPONENTS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A GROUP OF THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

摘要

PCT No. PCT/GB92/01082 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 23, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 23, 1993 PCT Filed Jun. 17, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/00086 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 7, 1993. (I) Use of a compound of general formula (I), wherein R1 represents hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, nitro, hydroxy, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, arylC1-6alkoxy, -CO2R4, -(CH2)nCN, -(CH2)nCONR5R6, -(CH2)nSO2NR5R6, C1-6alkanoylamino(CH2)n, or C1-6alkylsulphonylamino(CH2)n; R4 represents hydrogen, C1-6alkyl or arylC1-6alkyl; R5 and R6 each independently represent hydrogen or C1-6alkyl, or R5 and R6 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a ring; n represents 0, 1 or 2; and R2 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen, C1-6alkyl; or benzyl or together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a pyrrolidino, piperidino or hexahydroazepino ring; or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a condition where a 5-HT1-like agonist is indicated, for example migraine. Novel compounds of formula (I), processes for preparing them and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are also described.