Inventors:
Mario Inchiosa - Woodclif Lake NJ
Kamil Mustafa - Bronxville NY
Assignee:
New York Medical College - Valhalla NY
International Classification:
A61K 31135, A61K 31165, A61K 3124
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to the field of pain management in medicine. Methods for treating reflex sympathetic dystrophy (including causalgia) are provided, in which a haloalkylamine a adrenergic blocking agent and a local anesthetic are administered to the affected limb by intravenous regional block. Formulations which can be used in these methods are also provided. In a preferred embodiment, phenoxybenzamine and either lidocaine or procaine are administered to the affected limb using a Bier block procedure.