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US 9,066,950 B2Granted
Analgesic compositions
AssigneeGM Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorOdes W. Mitchell
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for use in the treatment of pain and inflammation in mammals, including humans, by administering compositions comprising i) an effective amount of an analgesic having an optional anti-inflammatory effect; (ii) an amount of caffeine effective in enhancement of pain relief; and, (iii) an amount of B vitamins effective in enhancement of pain relief.
Claims10
A pharmaceutical kit for use in the treatment of pain and inflammation and the enhancement of pain relief in mammals, including humans comprising:
- a first composition comprising an effective amount of an analgesic;
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- a second composition consisting of caffeine and B vitamins, wherein the first composition does not contain caffeine or B vitamins and the first composition and the second composition are separately packaged in a kit as a unit dose of the first composition and a unit dose of the second composition and the number of dispensed unit doses of the first composition is independent of the number of dispensed unit doses of the second composition, wherein the first composition and the second composition are dispensed simultaneously, and wherein the first composition is dispensed at a fixed amount, while the second composition is dispensed at varying amounts relative to the first composition, for the enhanced relief of pain for an extended duration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.