Pharmaceutical compositions containing substituted aminoalcohols, the use of preparations containing substituted aminoalcohols for treatment of conditions such as pain, emesis, neurotropic conditions, cardiovascular diseases, urinary incontinence, diarrhea, pruritus, alcohol or drug dependency, inflammation, depression, decreased vigilance, or depressed libido, as well as 2-(aminomethyl)cycloalkane-1-ol compounds and a process for their preparation.