Pharmaceutical heterocyclic compounds and compositions

Abstract

The compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.7, which may be the same or different, each represent hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl or alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, amino, acyl or acylamino of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, halogen, or alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms substituted by phenyl, X is a hydrocarbon chain of 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally substituted by a hydroxy group, A is oxygen or is absent, Q represents a straight or branched alkylene, alkenylene or alkynylene group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and D represents carboxy, 5-tetrazolyl or carboxamido-5-tetrazolyl, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters and amides thereof, are pharmaceutically active, being antagonists of the slow reacting substance of anaphylaxis (SRS-A) or its pathological effects. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are also described, as well as processes for preparing the compounds.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.