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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2007
Applicant:
Anders Pettersson, Uppsala, SE;
Inventor:
Anders Pettersson, Uppsala, SE;
Assignee:
Orexo AB, Uppsala, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of pain comprising a pharmacologically-effective amount of an opioid analgesic, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, presented in particulate form upon the surfaces of carrier particles comprising a pharmacologically-effective amount of an opioid antagonist, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, which carrier particles are larger in size than the particles of the opioid analgesic. The compositions are also useful in prevention of opioid abuse by addicts.