PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS AND METHODS COMPRISING INTRANASAL MORPHINE

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation for intranasal administration comprising morphine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at a pH from about 3.0 to about 7.0. Such formulations provide enhanced absorption of morphine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In...

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1. Verfasser: ACHARI, RAJA, G
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation for intranasal administration comprising morphine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at a pH from about 3.0 to about 7.0. Such formulations provide enhanced absorption of morphine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for eliciting an analgesic or anesthetic response in a mammal which includes nasally administering a therapeutically effective amount of morphine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at a pH from about 3.0 to about 7.0. La presente invencion se relaciona con una formulacion farmacéutica para administracion intranasal que contiene morfina o una sal de la misma farmacéuticamente aceptable a un pH de aproximadamente 3,0 a aproximadamente 7,0. Dichas formulaciones proporcionan una mayor absorcion de morfina o de sus sales farmacéuticamente aceptables. En una realizacion, la presente invencion proporciona un método para provocar una respuesta analgésica o anestésica en un mamífero, el cual incluye la administracion nasal de una cantidad terapéuticamente efectiva de morfina o de una sal farmacéuticamente aceptable e la misma a un pH de aproximadamente 3,0 a aproximadamente 7,0.