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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
David C Atkinson, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Jack Fishman, Miami, FL (US);
Fred P Sherman, Hollywood, FL (US);
Assignee:
Baker Cummins Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Miami, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514282 ;
Abstract
A method of treating a human or animal patient suffering from an arthritic disease or associated inflammatory disease comprises daily administration to such patient of from about 1 to about 100 mg of the narcotic antagonists nalmefene or naltrexone. The nalmefene or naltrexone may be administered in equally divided doses from one to four times daily, preferably by the oral route. Parental administration may be utilized where suitable.