Thiazoloderivatives and pharmaceutical compositions containing them

Compounds of formula (I); processes to prepare such compounds; compositions containing such compounds and their use in the treatment of depression, anxiety, psychoses (for examples schizophrenia), tardive dyskinesia, obesity, drug addiction, drug abuse, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease, cerebral ischaemia, obsessive-compulsive behaviour, panic attacks, social phobias, eating disorders such as bulimia, anorexia, snacking and binge eating, non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, hyperglycaemia, hyperlipidaemia, stress, and their use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of seizures, neurological disorders such as epilepsy and/or conditions in which there is neurological damage such as stroke, brain trauma, cerebral ischaemia, head injuries and haemorrhage and as an aid to smoking cessation; are described.