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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank S. Caruso, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Fredrick L. Minn, Blue Bell, PA (US);
John W. Lyle, Belmar, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Algos Pharmaceutical Corporation, Neptune, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/22 ; A61K 9/52 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/22 ; A61K 9/52 ;
Abstract
The analgesic effectiveness of tramadol is significantly enhanced by administering tramadol prior to, with or following the administration of an analgesia enhancer which is a nontoxic NMDA receptor blocker and/or a nontoxic substance that blocks at least one major intracellular consequence of NMDA receptor activation.