compound, pharmaceutical composition, use of a compound, and methods for improving sleep quality, treating insomnia, and treating or controlling obesity in a mammalian patient in need thereof

摘要

The present invention is directed to tripyridyl carboxamide compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.