Method for the treatment of chronic pain
AssigneeVirginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia
InventorsDavid J. Mayer, Donald D. Price, Jianren Mao, John W. Lyle
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Abstract
Chronic pain is alleviated in a mammal suffering therefrom by administering to the mammal a chronic pain alleviating amount of a nontoxic N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist such as dextromethorphan, dextrorphan, ketamine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, alone or in combination with a local anesthetic and optionally in sustained release dosage form.
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A method of treating chronic pain which comprises administering to a mammal exhibiting chronic pain a chronic pain-alleviating amount of at least one nontoxic N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist.
A method of treating chronic pain in a mammal which comprises administering to a mammal exhibiting chronic pain a chronic pain-alleviating amount of at least one chronic pain alleviating agent selected from the group consisting of dextromethorphan, dextrorphan, ketamine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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