Local prevention or amelioration of pain from surgically closed wounds
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1. A method of preventing or ameliorating pain from a surgically closed wound in a subject comprising topically applying a pharmaceutically acceptable drug formulation comprising a therapeutically effective dose of a local anesthetic or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt there of on or adjacent to an exterior surface of the wound, wherein said pharmaceutically acceptable drug formulation is contained in a patch.
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A non-invasive and non-systemic method for intradermal prevention OR amelioration of pain from a surgically closed wound is disclosed. The method comprises topical delivery of a local anesthetic to an exterior surface of a surgically closed wound.
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- 1. A method of preventing or ameliorating pain from a surgically closed wound in a subject comprising topically applying a pharmaceutically acceptable drug formulation comprising a therapeutically effective dose of a local anesthetic or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt there of on or adjacent to an exterior surface of the wound, wherein said pharmaceutically acceptable drug formulation is contained in a patch.
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