Glaxo Group Limited

Michael B Tyers

Ian H Coates

David C Humber

George B Ewan

James A Bell

Alexander W Oxford

Peter C North

Teresa Elizabeth Challoner

Medicaments

The invention relates to the co-administration in human or veterinary medicine of 1,2,3,9-tetrahydro-9-methyl-3-&lsqb;(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl&rsqb;-4H-carbazol-4-one or a physiologically acceptable salt or solvate thereof and dexamethasone or a physiologically acceptable salt or ester thereof. The two active ingredients, which may be administered separately either simultaneously or sequentially, or may be combined in a single pharmaceutical preparation, are useful in the relief and/or prevention of nausea and vomiting.

Medicaments for gastrointestinal disorders

The invention relates to the use of compounds which act as antagonists of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) at 5-HT,receptors for the treatment of depression.

Method for treatment of depression

The invention relates to the use of compounds of the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-10 alkyl, C.sub.3-7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-7 cycloalkyl-(C.sub.1-4) alkyl, C.sub.3-6 alkenyl, C.sub.3-10 alkynyl, phenyl or phenyl-C.sub.1-3 alkyl group; and one of the groups represented by

Medicaments for treating nausea and vomiting

Medicaments for the treatment of gastrointestinal dysfunction

The invention relates to the use of compounds of the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-10 alkyl, C.sub.3-7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.-7 cycloalkyl-(C.sub.1-4) alkyl, C.sub.3-6 alkenyl, C.sub.3-10 alkynyl, phenyl or phenyl-C.sub.1-3 alkyl group; and one of the groups represented by

Medicaments for the treatment of nausea and vomiting

The invention relates to the co-administration in human or veterinary medicine of 1,2,3,9-tetrahydro-9-methyl-3-[(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl]-4H-carba zol-4-one or a physiologically acceptable salt or solvate thereof and dexamethasone or a physiologically acceptable salt or ester thereof. The two active ingredients, which may be administered separately either simultaneously or sequentially, or may be combined in a single pharmaceutical preparation, are useful in the relief and/or prevention of nausea and vomiting.

The invention relates to the use of compounds which act as antagonists of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) at 5-HT.sub.3 receptors for the treatment of depression.

The invention relates to the use of compounds which act as 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) antagonists at 5-HT 'M' receptors in the treatment of anxiety.

Treatment of anxiety

The invention relates to the use of a compound which is an antagonist of 5-HT at 5-HT.sub.3 receptors and promotes gastric emptying in conjunction with an H.sup.+ K.sup.+ ATPase inhibitor in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.

Pharmaceutical composition containing a 5-HT receptor antagonist and an

The invention relates to the use of compounds which act as antagonists of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) at 5-HT.sub.3 receptors for the relief or prevention of a withdrawal syndrome resulting from addiction to a drug or substance of abuse and/or for the suppression of dependence on drugs or substances of abuse.

Method for the treatment of depression

The invention relates to the use of certain compounds which act as antagonists of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) at 5-HT.sub.3 receptors for the treatment of cognitive disorders such as attentional and memory deficits and dementia states.

Methods for the treatment of cognitive disorders

The invention relates to the use of compounds of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein Im represents an imidazolyl group of formula: ##STR2## and R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.3-6 alkenyl, C.sub.3-10 alkynyl, C.sub.3-7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-7 cycloalkylC.sub.1-4 alkyl, phenyl, phenylC.sub.1-3 alkyl, phenylmethoxymethyl, phenoxyethyl, phenoxymethyl, --CO.sub.2 R.sup.5, --COR.sup.5, --CONR.sup.5 R.sup.6 or --SO.sub.2 R.sup.5 (wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-6 alkyl or C.sub.3-7 cycloalkyl group, or a phenyl or phenylC.sub.1-4 alkyl group, in which the phenyl group is optionally substituted by one or more C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy or hydroxy groups or halogen atoms, with the proviso that R.sup.5 does not represent a hydrogen atom when R.sup.1 represents a group --CO.sub.2 R.sup.5 or --SO.sub.2 R.sup.5);

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Welwyn, United Kingdom

Michael B Tyers