THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE RELATES TO A SERIES OF SUBSTITUTED N-PHENYL-BIPYRROLIDINE CARBOXAMIDES OF FORMULA (I): WHEREIN R1, R2, M, N AND P ARE AS DESCRIBED HEREIN. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE COMPOUNDS OF THIS INVENTION ARE MODULATORS OF H3 RECEPTORS AND ARE, THEREFORE, USEFUL AS PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF A VARIETY OF DISEASES MODULATED BY H3 RECEPTORS INCLUDING DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, METHODS OF PREPARATION OF SUBSTITUTED N-PHENYL-BIPYRROLIDINE CARBOXAMIDES AND INTERMEDIATES THEREFORE ARE DISCLOSED.