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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Finn, Raleigh, NC (US);
Niraj Vasisht, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/485 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2013.01); A61K 9/006 (2013.01); A61K 31/485 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are methods for treating chronic pain by administering low doses of buprenorphine twice daily (or once daily) via a transmucosal drug delivery device. The methods and devices efficiently treat chronic pain without significant side effects.