Amide compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 is an N-containing heterocyclic group selected from imidazolyl, triazolyl, pyridyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyrazinyl, each of which may be substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups, R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and R3 is a phenyl group substituted with thienyl or halophenyl; a thienyl group substituted with thienyl, phenyl or halophenyl; a pyrrolyl group substituted with phenyl; a thiazolyl group substituted with phenyl; an indolyl group substituted with lower alkyl and/or halo(lower)alkyl; a fluorenyl group; or a carbazolyl group, and salts thereof which have 5-HT antagonism activity.
The present invention is a compound and pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I):
wherein R1 is a 4-(lower) alkyl-imidazol-1-yl or a 4,5-di(lower) alkyl-imidazol-1-yl group, R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and R3 is a fluorenyl group. The compound of formula (I) includes pharmaceutically acceptable salts: The compound of formula (I) and salts thereof have 5-HT antagonism activity.