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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Oliver Yoa-Pu Hu, Taipei, TW;
Cheng-Huei Hsiong, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1485 ; A61K 3/1473 ; A61K 3/120 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1485 ; A61K 3/1473 ; A61K 3/120 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides orally administered pharmaceutical compositions which contains an effective amount of free base or pharmaceutcially acceptable salts of nalbuphine and/or nalbuphine ester, an oily substance, and a solubility-assisting agent. The oily substance is preferably sesame oil. The solubility-assisting agent is preferably benzyl benzoate. The pharmaceutical composition is useful as an analgesic. The compositions achieves a much higher bioavailability rate and yields much longer lasting effects on nalbuphine than other nalbuphine products currently in the market.