What is disclosed are growth hormone secretagogues, and their uses, of the formula
wherein R1 is C6H5CH2OCH2—, C6H5 (CH2)3— or indol-3-ylmethyl; Y is pyrrolidin-1-yl, 4-C1-C6 alkylpiperidin-1-yl or NR2R2; R2 are each independently a C1 to C6 alkyl; R3 is 2-napthyl or phenyl para-substituted by W; W is H, F, CF3, C1-C6 alkoxy or phenyl; and R4 is H or CH3,
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
The present invention relates to a method comprising administering to a patient diagnosed as being in need of treatment for nausea, emesis, or symptoms associated therewith comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a compound of formula (I)
wherein:
R
1
is C
6
H
5
CH
2
OCH
2
—, C
6
H
5
(CH
2
)
3
— or indol-3-ylmethyl;
Y is pyrrolidinyl, 4-methyl-piperidinyl or NR
2
R
2
;
R
2
are each independently C
1
-C
6
alkyl;
R
3
is 2-napthyl or phenyl para-substituted by W;
W is H, F, CF
3
, C
1
-C
6
alkoxy or phenyl; and
R
4
is H or CH
3
; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, in an amount that is effective in treating nausea, emesis, or symptoms associated therewith in said patient.