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US 10,420,760 B1Granted
Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the same
AssigneeGenus Lifesciences Inc.
InventorsJeffrey M. Moshal, Michael Libman
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Abstract
Novel pharmaceutical compositions including cocaine hydrochloride and methods of treating patients using those pharmaceutical compositions are described.
Claims20
A method for induction of local anesthesia prior to performing a diagnostic procedure on, through, or adjacent to a mucous membrane of the nasal cavities of a patient comprising:
- determining an estimated glomerular filtration rate for a patient;
- soaking a plurality of absorbent articles in an aqueous solution comprising
- sodium benzoate,
- citric acid, and
- about 4% cocaine hydrochloride, by weight;
- and
- contacting at least one of the plurality of absorbent articles with a mucous membrane of the patient for up to about 20 minutes to reduce sensation in a body region of the patient if the estimated glomerular filtration rate ranges from about 15 mL/min./1.73 m2 to less than about 60 mL/min./1.73 m2.
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A method for induction of local anesthesia prior to performing a medical procedure on, through, or adjacent to a mucous membrane of the nasal cavities of a patient comprising:
- determining an estimated glomerular filtration rate for a patient;
- soaking a plurality of absorbent articles in an aqueous solution comprising
- sodium benzoate,
- citric acid, and
- about 4% cocaine hydrochloride, by weight;
- and
- contacting at least one of the plurality of absorbent articles with a mucous membrane of the patient for up to about 20 minutes to reduce sensation in a body region of the patient if the estimated glomerular filtration rate ranges from about 15 mL/min./1.73 m2 to less than about 60 mL/min./1.73 m2.
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