Disclosed herein are secondary 8-hydroxyquinoline-7-carboxamide compounds of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined within the specification, processes for its preparation, compositions comprising said compounds and uses as antifungal agents. Examples of particularly preferred compounds include: 8-Hydroxy-N-(1,1-dioxidotetrahydrothien-3-yl)quinoline-7-carboxamide 8-Hydroxy-N-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)quinoline-7-carboxamide 8-Hydroxy-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)quinoline-7-carboxamide 8-Hydroxy-N-(isoxazol-3-yl)quinoline-7-carboxamide 8-Hydroxy-N-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylmethyl)quinoline-7-carboxamide 8-Hydroxy-N-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)quinoline-7-carboxamide 8-Hydroxy-N-(4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)phenyl)quinoline-7-carboxamide 8-Hydroxy-N-((5-methylisoxazol-3-yl)methyl)quinoline-7-carboxamide.
