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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2016
Teva Pharmaceuticals International Gmbh, Jona, CH;
Michael Fetell, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Richard Malamut, Rose Valley, PA (US);
Michael J. Lamson, Cary, NC (US);
Ofer Spiegelstein, Ramat Hasharon, IL;
Yigal Paul Goldberg, Vancouver, CA;
Nicola Anne Price, Qualicum Beach, CA;
Teva Pharmaceuticals International GmbH, Jona, CH;
Abstract
Methods of treating postherpetic neuralgia in a mammal with a pharmaceutical composition comprising a spiro-oxindole compound of the formula: are disclosed. The methods provide excellent penetration of the spiro-oxindole compound into the affected skin area to effectively reduce the severity of the postherpetic neuralgia and/or to alleviate the postherpetic neuralgia with minimal or negligible systemic exposure of the spiro-oxindole compound.