HYDROMORPHONE THERAPY
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Abstract
A hydromorphone composition, a hydromorphone dosage form and a method for administering hydromorphone are disclosed, indicated for the management of pain.
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32. A therapeutic composition for the relief of pain comprising:
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(a) a hydromorphone formulation that on day four of once daily administration to a population of subjects provides, for a 16 mg dose of hydromorphone; (i) a plasma concentration maximum of about 2.6 ng/mL, (ii) a time to maximum plasma concentration of about 14.7 hours, (iii) a plasma concentration minimum of about 1.2 ng/mL, (iv) a time to minimum plasma concentration of about 13.1 hours following the maximum plasma concentration; and (v) an area under the curve of 45 ng-hr/mL; and (b) an expandable push composition, wherein the therapeutic composition is encased with a semipermeable wall with a passageway through the semipermeable wall. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An osmotically controlled-release dosage form comprising:
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(a) a hydromorphone formulation; (b) a push composition comprising an osmagent, and (c) a semipermeable wall with a passageway through the semipermeable wall, the semipermeable wall encasing the hydromorphone formulation and the push composition, wherein the osmotically controlled-release dosage form provides, for a 16 mg dose of hydromorphone on day four of once daily administration to a population of subjects; (i) a plasma concentration maximum of about 2.6 ng/mL, (ii) a time to maximum plasma concentration of about 14.7 hours, (iii) a plasma concentration minimum of about 1.2 ng/mL, (iv) a time to minimum plasma concentration of about 13.1 hours, and (v) an area under the curve of 44.8 ng-hr/ml.
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65. A therapeutic composition for the relief of pain comprising hydromorphone that on day four of once daily administration to a population of subjects, provides, for a 16 mg dose of hydromorphone:
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(a) a plasma concentration maximum of about 2.6 ng/mL, (b) a time to maximum plasma concentration of about 14.7 hours, (c) a plasma concentration minimum of about 1.2 ng/mL, (d) a time to minimum plasma concentration of about 13.1 hours, and (e) an area under the curve of 44.8 ng-hr/ml, in an osmotically control-release dosage form comprising; (i) a hydromorphone formulation; (ii) an expandable push composition, and (iii) a semipermeable wall with a passageway through the semipermeable wall, the semipermeable wall encasing the hydromorphone formulation and the push composition.
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