Tamper-proof narcotic delivery system

• US 7,968,119 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2002
• Issued: 06/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John J. Farrell
• Original Assignee: John J. Farrell
• Inventors: Farrell, John J.
• Primary Examiner(s): GHALI, ISIS A D
• Application Number:
  US10/183,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20030026838A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,289 Days
• Field of Search: 424/464, 424/449, 424/400, 424/465, 424/451, 424/490, 424/491, 424/488, 424/489
• US Class Current: 424/464
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 45/06 Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca

Abstract

A composition for oral, transdermal or subdermal administration to a subject is described. The composition contains: (a) an agonist component; (b) an antagonist component containing at least one antagonist and having a delayed time of release; and (c) an immediate release antagonist removal component, where the subject includes a gastrointestinal tract and the antagonist removal component is present in an amount sufficient to substantially remove the antagonist component from the gastrointestinal tract of the subject before the time of release of the antagonist component. The composition may be delivered to the subject by a method which includes the step of administering the composition orally, transdermally or subdermally to the subject. When the composition of the present invention is administered orally, the method of the present invention may include the step of administering a potassium compound to the subject.

Claims

1. A composition for administration to a subject, the composition comprised of three components that have independent pharmaceutical potential and action to provide unobstructed narcotic analgesic action to a legitimate subject with moderate to severe pain, when taken as written and prescribed and absolutely no analgesic or euphoric potential and action once subjected to tampering and adulteration to liberate and isolate the narcotic component, wherein the composition consists of:

(a) an immediate or time released narcotic agonist component;

(b) a narcotic antagonist component comprising at least one antagonist, of comparable milligram and dosage potential of the agonist to negate any analgesic potential of the selected agonist, and to be sequestered and released, if and only if, the composition is subjected to tampering or adulteration; and

(c) an immediate acting antagonist removal component from a group consisting of pharmaceutical agents, botanical agents, and mixtures thereof, to ensure the elimination of the sequestered antagonist component from the gastrointestinal tract of the subject, combined in a combination for oral administration in a formula creating a tamper-proof narcotic delivery system only when subjected to tampering and adulteration;

wherein, the agonist having a narcotic effect is selected from and may be alfentanil, allylprodine, alphaprodine, anileridine, benzylmorphine, benzitramide, bupernorphine, butorphanol, clonitazcene, codeine, cyclazocine, desomorphine, dextromoramide, dexocine, diampromide, dihydrocodeine, dihydromorphine, dimenoxadol, dimepheptanol, dimethylthiambutene, dioxaphetyl butyrate, dipipanone, eptazocine, ethoheptazine, ethylmethylthiambutene, ethylmorphine, etonitazene, fentanyl, heroin, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, hydroxypethidine, isomethadone, ketobemidone, levallorphan, levorphanol, levophenacyl morphan, lofentanil, meperidine, meptazinol, metazocine, methadone, metopon, morphine, myrophine, nalbuphine, narceine, nicomorphine, norlevorphanol, normethadone, nalorphine, normorphine, norpipanone, opium, oxycodone, oxymorphone, papaveretum, pentazocine, phenadoxone, phenomorphan, phenazocine, phenoperidine, piminodine, piritramide, propheptazine, promedol, properidine, propiram, propoxyphene, sufentanil, tramadol, tilidine, salts thereof or mixtures thereof,

wherein the antagonist component is selected from the narcotic antagonist group and consisting of naltrexone, nalmefene, and a mixture thereof,

wherein the antagonist removal component methylnaltrexone.

2. The composition of claim 1, wherein administration to the subject is oral administration.

3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the agonist component is an opioid agonist.

4. The composition of claim 1, wherein the agonist component is an immediate release agonist.

5. The composition of claim 1, wherein the agonist component has a delayed time of release.

6. The composition of claim 1, wherein the antagonist component is selected from the group consisting of naltrexone, nalmefene, and a mixture thereof.

7. The composition of claim 1, wherein the agonist component and the antagonist component are present in amounts such that the time release of the antagonist component and the time release of the agonist component are in a ratio of at least 4:

1.

8. The composition of claim 7, wherein the agonist component is present in an amount ranging from about 10 mg to 160 mg, the antagonist component is present in an amount ranging from about 1.5 mg to about 70 mg, and the antagonist removal component is present in an amount of about 16 mg.

9. The composition of claim 7, wherein the agonist component is present in an amount ranging from about 10 mg to 160 mg, the antagonist component is present in an amount ranging from about 1 mg to about 70 mg, and the antagonist removal component is present in an amount of about 10-16 mg.

10. A method for the delivery to a subject, the method comprising the step of administering the composition to the subject as written and prescribed orally wherein the composition comprised of three components that have independent pharmaceutical potential and action to provide unobstructed narcotic analgesic action to a legitimate subject with moderate to severe pain, when taken as written and prescribed and absolutely no analgesic or euphoric potential and action once subjected to tampering and adulteration to liberate and isolate the narcotic component, wherein the composition consists of:

(a) an immediate or time released narcotic agonist component;

(b) a narcotic antagonist component comprising at least one antagonist, of comparable milligram and dosage potential of the agonist to negate any analgesic potential of the selected agonist and to be sequestered and released, if and only if, the composition is subjected to tampering or adulteration; and

(c) an immediate acting antagonist removal component from a group consisting of pharmaceutical agents, botanical agents, and mixtures thereof, to ensure the elimination of the sequestered antagonist component from the gastrointestinal tract of the subject, combined in a formula for oral administration in a composition creating a tamper-proof narcotic delivery system only when subjected to tampering and adulteration;

wherein, the agonist having a narcotic effect is selected from and may be alfentanil, allylprodine, alphaprodine, anileridine, benzylmorphine, benzitramide, bupernorphine, butorphanol, clonitazcene, codeine, cyclazocine, desomorphine, dextromoramide, dexocine, diampromide, dihydrocodeine, dihydromorphine, dimenoxadol, dimepheptanol, dimethylthiambutene, dioxaphetyl butyrate, dipipanone, eptazocine, ethoheptazine, ethylmethylthiambutene, ethylmorphine, etonitazene, fentanyl, heroin, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, hydroxypethidine, isomethadone, ketobemidone, levallorphan, levorphanol, levophenacyl morphan, lofentanil, meperidine, meptazinol, metazocine, methadone, metopon, morphine, myrophine, nalbuphine, narceine, nicomorphine, norlevorphanol, normethadone, nalorphine, normorphine, norpipanone, opium, oxycodone, oxymorphone, papaveretum, pentazocine, phenadoxone, phenomorphan, phenazocine, phenoperidine, piminodine, piritramide, propheptazine, promedol, properidine, propiram, propoxyphene, sufentanil, tramadol, tilidine, salts thereof or mixtures thereof,

wherein the antagonist component is selected from the narcotic antagonist group and consisting of naltrexone, nalmefene, and a mixture thereof,

wherein the antagonist removal component is methylnaltrexone.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the composition is administered orally.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the agonist component is an opioid agonist.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the agonist component is an immediate release agonist.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the agonist component has a delayed time of release.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the antagonist component is selected from the group consisting of naltrexone, nalmefene, and a mixture thereof.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the agonist component and the antagonist component are present in amounts such that the time release of the antagonist component and the time release of the agonist component are in a ratio of at least 4:

1.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the agonist component is present in an amount ranging from about 10 mg to 160 mg, the antagonist component is present in an amount ranging from about 1.5 mg to about 70 mg, and the antagonist removal component is present in an amount of about 16 mg.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the agonist component is present in an amount ranging from about 10 mg to 160 mg, the antagonist component is present in an amount ranging from about 1 mg to about 70 mg, and the antagonist removal component is present in an amount of about 10-16 mg.

19. The method of claim 10, wherein the method comprises the step of administering the composition to the subject orally and further comprises the step of administering a potassium compound to the subject.