Durect Corporation

Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Jaymin Shah

Huey-Ching Su

Michael H Arenberg

William W Van Osdol

Jan Jozef Scicinski

Michael C Scaife

Su Il Yum

Sung Yun Kwon

Xiaoping Song

The invention pertains to methods that include administering to a subject a transoral dosage form comprising a pharmaceutical carrier and sufentanil, and maintaining a mean pH ranging from about 3.5 to about 5.5 during a dosing period after administration of the transoral dosage form as determined using an in vitro donor media test. Related dosage forms are also disclosed. Also disclosed are transoral dosage forms and related methods, wherein a transoral dosage form may comprise: (1) about 5 to about 1000 micrograms of sufentanil; (2) about 50 micrograms to about 100 milligrams of naloxone; and (3) acidifying material in an amount sufficient to provide a mean pH ranging from about 3.5 to about 5.5 during a dosing period after administration of the transoral dosage form as determined using an in vitro donor media test; wherein the dosing period begins no earlier than about 1 minute after administration of the transoral dosage form, and ends no later than about 120 minutes after administration of the transoral dosage form.

Transoral dosage forms comprising sufentanil

Controlled release oral dosage forms suitable for administration of methylphenidate are provided. Abuse-resistant controlled release oral dosage forms suitable for administration of methylphenidate are also provided. Methods of treating ADD and ADHD using the oral dosage forms are also provided.

Oral pharmaceutical dosage forms

A method of increasing the bioavailability of metaxalone by administration of an oral dosage form with food is provided, as well as an article of manufacture comprising an oral dosage form of metaxalone in a suitable container and associated with printed labeling which describes the increased bioavailability of the medication in the container when taken with food.

Methods of using metaxalone in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions

Method for increasing the bioavailability of metaxalone

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Jaymin Shah