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THE INVENTION RELATES TO NOVEL 2-PYRIDYLETHYL-BENZYLAMINE DERIVATIVES HAVING THE GENERAL FORMULA 2-(R-CH2-NH-(CH2)2-)PYRIDINE WHEREIN R IS A MONO-, DI- OR TRISUBSTITUTED PHENYL GROUP, AND THE SUBSTITUENTS OF THE PHENYL GROUP CAN BE HYDROXY, ALKOXY CONTAINING 1 OR 2 CARBON ATOMS, METHYLENEDIOXY, NITRO, DIMETHYLAMINO OR HALOGEN GROUPS. THESE COMPOUNDS AS WELL AS THEIR THERAPEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE ACID ADDITION SALTS AND QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVES POSSESS VALUABLE ANALGESIC AND TRANQUILLO-SEDATIVE ACTIVITY. |