Inventors:
James Gregory Sullivan - Birmingham AL, US
Assignee:
Applied Pharmacy Services, Inc. - Mobile AL
International Classification:
A61K 31/541, A61K 31/485, A61K 9/20
US Classification:
5142265, 514282, 424464, 424468, 424489
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition that includes a combination of about 2-5 milligrams of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and from about 2-30 milligrams of an opioid analgesic in a single pharmaceutical dosage unit that can provide effective chronic pain management with the added benefit of reduced side effects such as withdrawal and gastrointestinal disorders. The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug may be piroxicam and the opioid analgesic may be buprenorphine. The present invention also provides for a method of managing pain in a patient that includes administering the pharmaceutical composition previously described. The pharmaceutical composition previously described may be administered in a single or multiple dosage regimen.