This invention provides novel substituted benzimidazoles of formula II which are useful as tachykinin receptor antagonists. This invention also provides methods for treating a condition associated with an excess of tachykinin which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof one of a series of substituted benzimidazoles. This invention further provides pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more of the substituted benzimidazoles of the present invention in association with pharmaceutical carriers, diluents, or excipients.
A and Ra-Re are as defined in the description.