DUAL OPIOID PAIN THERAPY
First Claim
1. An analgesic pharmaceutical composition for oral administration comprising morphine and oxycodone, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in a ratio of about 3 to 2 morphine to oxycodone by weight, optionally in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the morphine and the oxycodone are present in amounts of about 3-200 mg morphine and about 2-200 mg oxycodone.
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Abstract
Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the alleviation of pain in a patient with optimal ratios of morphine and oxycodone that provide superior analgesic efficacy and lower incidence of adverse side effects compared to morphine and oxycodone alone. The pharmaceutical compositions comprise morphine and oxycodone, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in ratios of about 3 to 2 to about 1 to 2, morphine to oxycodone by weight.
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38 Claims
- 1. An analgesic pharmaceutical composition for oral administration comprising morphine and oxycodone, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in a ratio of about 3 to 2 morphine to oxycodone by weight, optionally in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the morphine and the oxycodone are present in amounts of about 3-200 mg morphine and about 2-200 mg oxycodone.
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- 14. An analgesic pharmaceutical composition for intravenous or sub-cutaneous administration comprising morphine and oxycodone, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in a ratio of about 3 to 2 morphine to oxycodone by weight, optionally in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the morphine and the oxycodone are present in amounts of about 3-200 mg morphine and about 2-200 mg oxycodone.
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37. An analgesic pharmaceutical composition for oral administration comprising morphine and oxycodone, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, optionally in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the morphine and the oxycodone are present in amounts of about 6 mg morphine and about 4 mg oxycodone.
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38. An analgesic pharmaceutical composition for oral administration comprising morphine and oxycodone, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, optionally in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the morphine and the oxycodone are present in amounts of about 12 mg morphine and about 8 mg oxycodone.
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