The present invention relates to novel benzoyl derivatives of 3-aminocarbazole, to a pharmaceutical composition containing them, to a method for preparing them and to the use of such compounds for the production of a drug that is useful in the treatment or prevention of disturbances associated with the production of prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2 ), for instance inflammatory processes, pain, fever, tumours, Alzheimer's disease and atherosclerosis.