AU2003291037A1 — Analgesic uses of norketamine and ketamine/norketamine prodrugs
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What this patent protects
The present invention relates to norketamine and ketamine/norketamine prodrugs, and methods of their use and analgesics. More particulary, the invention relates to norketamine and N-conjugated prodrugs of ketamine and norketamine, and methods of using these agents for the managem…
USPTO Abstract
The present invention relates to norketamine and ketamine/norketamine prodrugs, and methods of their use and analgesics. More particulary, the invention relates to norketamine and N-conjugated prodrugs of ketamine and norketamine, and methods of using these agents for the management of chronic pain without requiring administration of narcotics. The invention relates to self-management of pain on an outpatient basis comprising administering via conventional routes, including transdermal, nasal, rectal, oral, transmucosal, intravenous, intramuscular, and other routes, one or more doses of norketamine and/or ketamine/norketamine prodrugs effective to alleviate pain to a subject suffering from pain.
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