The invention provides the use of a compound for the manufacture of a
medicament for the treatment of pain, wherein the compound is a compound
of the formula (0):
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or a salt or tautomers or N-oxides or solvate thereof; wherein X is a
group R.sup.1-A-NR.sup.4-- or a 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or
heterocyclic ring; A is a bond, SO.sub.2, C.dbd.O, NR.sup.g(C.dbd.O) or
O(C.dbd.O) wherein R.sup.g is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 hydrocarbyl
optionally substituted by hydroxy or C.sub.1-4 alkoxy; Y is a bond or an
alkylene chain of 1, 2 or 3 carbon atoms in length; R.sup.1 is hydrogen;
a carbocyclic or heterocyclic group having from 3 to 12 ring members; or
a C.sub.1-8 hydrocarbyl group optionally substituted by one or more
substituents selected from halogen, hydroxy, C.sub.1-4 hydrocarbyloxy,
amino, mono- or di-C.sub.1-4 hydrocarbylamino, and carbocyclic or
heterocyclic groups having from 3 to 12 ring members, and wherein 1 or 2
of the carbon atoms of the hydrocarbyl group may optionally be replaced
by an atom or group selected from O, S, NH, SO, SO.sub.2; R.sup.2 is
hydrogen; halogen; C.sub.1-4 alkoxy; or a C.sub.1-4 hydrocarbyl group
optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxyl or C.sub.1-4 alkoxy (e.g.
methoxy); R.sup.3 is selected from hydrogen and carbocyclic and
heterocyclic groups having from 3 to 12 ring members; and R.sup.4 is
hydrogen or a C.sub.1-4 hydrocarbyl group optionally substituted by
halogen (e.g. fluorine), hydroxyl or C.sub.1-4 alkoxy.
The invention also provides the use of the compounds of the formula (0)
for the treatment of stroke and for the treatment of polycystic kidney
disease.