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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Depomed, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark M. Kowalski, Winchester, MA (US);
James L. Young, Valley Park, MO (US);
Keith A. Moore, Loveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
Depomed, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/195 (2006.01); A61K 31/196 (2006.01); A61K 9/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/196 (2013.01); A61K 9/4858 (2013.01); A61K 9/4866 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for treating pain in patients recovering from post-surgical trauma by administering between about 13 to about 30 mg of diclofenac potassium in a liquid dispersible formulation over a period of at least 24 hours, wherein the daily total amount of diclofenac potassium administered is less than or equal to about 100 mg. The method is particularly useful in treating acute pain in bunionectomy patients.