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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Applicant:
John W. Holaday, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventor:
John W. Holaday, Bethesda, MD (US);
Assignee:
Qrxpharma Limited, Sydney, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/44 (2006.01); A01N 43/42 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61K 31/485 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61K 31/485 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and compositions for the alleviation of pain in a patient. The methods and compositions sequentially administer a therapeutically effective amount of first compound having opioid receptor agonist activity, followed by a therapeutic effective amount of a second or subsequent compound(s) having opioid receptor agonist activity, one or more non-opioid analgesic compounds or one or more hybrid opioid compounds, or mixtures thereof. The methods and compositions effectively alleviate pain with a lower incidence of opioid-induced side effects.