Richard B. Carter - Washington Crossing PA, US Jeffrey D. Lazar - Austin TX, US
Assignee:
Vallinex, Inc. - Baltimore MD
International Classification:
A61K 31/165, A61K 31/167
US Classification:
514626, 514627
Abstract:
The present invention provides compositions and methods for relieving pain at a site in a human or animal in need thereof by administering at a discrete site in a human or animal in need thereof a dose of capsaicin in an amount effective to denervate a discrete site without eliciting an effect outside the discrete location, the dose of capsaicin ranging from 1 μg to 3000 μg.