Abstract: Novel methods for delivering a drug to hospital patients for short-term in-hospital use while minimizing long-term use of the drug. Embodiments are provided in which hospitals are identified which may be eligible to treat patients, for example, perform certain types of surgery, and which have measures in place to limit use of the drug to short-term use. The identified hospitals are preferably registered in a storage medium, including computer readable storage media, and may be authorized to receive the shipments of the drug. The received drug may then be dispensed to the patient.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 15, 2009
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2012
Assignee:
Adolor Corporation
Inventors:
George Raymond Maurer, Robert Barnett Jones