Treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders
OwnerDavid Fowlerinventor
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Abstract
Tramadol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is used in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical preparation for the treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome.
Claims16
The use of tramadol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical preparation for the treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders.
The use according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable salt is tramadol hydrochloride.
The use of according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the medicament is in unit dosage form such as a tablet or capsule.
The use according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tramadol is to be dosed in an amount of 10 mg to 400 mg (calculated as tramadol hydrochloride) per day.
The use according to any preceding claim, with administration of the tramadol in combination with another therapeutic agent.
A method of treating a functional gastro-intestinal disorder, especially irritable bowel syndrome, which comprises administering to a patient suffering from said disorder a pharmaceutical preparation as defined in any one of the preceding claims.
A pharmaceutical preparation containing tramadol for use in the treatment of a functional gastro-intestinal disorder, especially irritable bowel syndrome, in a patient suffering therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.