The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula (XVI): (please
replace Formula (I) with Formula (XVI) as shown below) wherein R,
R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and n are as defined
herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, or solvate
thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug thereof, or a
pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate of the prodrug, a
pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount
of one or more compounds according to Formula (XVI) in admixture with a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, a method of treating a patient
suffering from a PGD2-mediated disorder including, but not limited to,
allergic disease (such as allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis,
atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma and food allergy), systemic
mastocytosis, disorders accompanied by systemic mast cell activation,
anaphylaxis shock, bronchoconstriction, bronchitis, urticaria, eczema,
diseases accompanied by itch (such as atopic dermatitis and urticaria),
diseases (such as cataract, retinal detachment, inflammation, infection
and sleeping disorders) which are generated secondarily as a result of
behavior accompanied by itch (such as scratching and beating),
inflammation, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, ischemic
reperfusion injury, cerebrovascular accident, chronic rheumatoid
arthritis, pleurisy, ulcerative colitis and the like by administering to
said patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound according
to Formula (XVI).