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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joyce C Anthony, Woodside, CA (US);
Liang C Dong, Mountain View, CA (US);
Susan M Marks, San Jose, CA (US);
Danusia Szumowski, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alza Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 49 ; 6048901 ;
Abstract
A method is described for delivering a beneficial agent, such as an antiinflammatory agent, to the site of a painful condition in the oral cavity of a human being that utilizes an oral dosage form having an immediately releasable topical anesthetic and a sustained release beneficial agent. The topical anesthetic is released substantially independently of the beneficial agent to provide immediate pain relief and the application of the beneficial agent is continued over a long period of time.