Naphthoxyalkylamines and related compounds as antiinflammatory agents

A method for inhibiting, preventing, or reducing inflammation, which method comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the formula:

• ##STR13## wherein;
• Y is halo, alkoxy containing 1-8 carbon atoms, alkyl containing 1-8 carbon atoms, or dialkylamino in which each alkyl group contains 1-8 carbon atoms;
• a is 0, 1 or 2;
• b is an integer from 2-12 with the proviso that if b is 2 or 3 a cannot be 0;
• and
• X is selected from the group consisting of:
• --NH.sub.2, --NHR.sup.1, NR.sub.2.sup.1, and ##STR14## in which each R.sup.1 is independently alkyl containing 1-8 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl containing 5-7 carbon atoms,
• or in --NR.sub.2.sup.1, both R.sup.1 together form a or pyrrolidine, piperidine or piperazine ring, said piperazine ring being optionally substituted at the ring N by alkyl containing 1-8 carbon atoms, or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OH
• or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.