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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2003
Yong-jin Wu, Madison, CT (US);
Alexandre L'heureux, Longueuil, CA;
Huan He, Wallingford, CT (US);
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides novel 3-heterocyclic benzylamides and related derivatives having the general Formula I wherein R, R, R, R, R, R, A and Het are as defined in the specification, or a nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof which are openers or activators of KCNQ potassium channels. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising said novel 3-heterocyclic benzylamides and to the method of treatment of disorders sensitive to KCNQ potassium channel opening activity such as migraine or a migraine attack, bipolar disorders, epilepsy, acute and chronic pain and anxiety.