Patent ID: 8871208

Claim:
A method for treating a patient suffering from chronic inflammation or neuropathic pain, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of a selective inhibitor of 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme activity, wherein the inhibitor is a compound of formula (I): wherein L is —(CH 2 ) n ; n is independently at each occurrence 0, 1, or 2; R 1 is adamantyl; R 2 is hydrogen, alkyl, or aryl; or R 2 and R 3 together with the atoms to which they are attached form a heterocycle; R 3 and R 4 are independently hydrogen or alkyl; or R 3 and R 4 together with the atom to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl or heterocycle; R 5 is heterocycle, wherein the heterocycle contains at least one nitrogen atom; and W is N—CN, or O; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.