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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2010
Applicant:
Daniel Wermeling, Lexington, KY (US);
Inventor:
Daniel Wermeling, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 43/42 (2006.01); A61K 31/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for intranasal administration to a mammal that contain an effective amount of an opioid, a liquid nasal carrier for the opioid, and optionally a sweetener, flavoring agent or masking agent. In some embodiments of the present invention, the pharmaceutical compositions have improved bioavailability. In other embodiments of the present invention, the opioid compositions improve patient compliance.