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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
May. 16, 2012
Krishna Devarakonda, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael J. Giuliani, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Vishal K. Gupta, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Ralph A. Heasley, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Susan Shelby, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Krishna Devarakonda, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael J. Giuliani, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Vishal K. Gupta, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Ralph A. Heasley, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Susan Shelby, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
MALLINCKRODT LLC, Hazelwood, MO (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides extended release pharmaceutical compositions comprising oxycodone and acetaminophen that produce a quick initial onset of analgesia, yet, maintain analgesia for about 12 hours after administration of the composition to a subject in need thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein also reduce the levels of acetaminophen in a subject's blood near the end of the dosing interval because the acetaminophen released by the pharmaceutical composition is being eliminated by a subjects body faster than it is being absorbed.