Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for relieving pain at a site in a human or animal in need thereof by administering at a discrete site in a human or animal in need thereof a dose of capsaicin in an amount effective to denervate a discrete site without eliciting an effect outside the discrete location, the dose of capsaicin ranging from 1 ?g to 3000 ?g.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for relieving pain at a site in a human or animal in need thereof by administering at a discrete site in a human or animal in need thereof a dose of capsaicin in an amount effective to denervate a discrete site without eliciting an effect outside the discrete location, the dose of capsaicin ranging from 1 ?g to 3000 ?g.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition, comprising two analgesic compounds and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof consisting of celecoxib and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and oxycodone and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, said two analgesic compounds in an amount sufficient to provide an analgesic effect in a human patient. Also disclosed is a method of effectively treating pain in humans or other mammals, comprising orally administering to the patient an oral dosage form comprising two analgesic compounds consisting of celecoxib and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and oxycodone and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, said two analgesic compounds in an amount sufficient to provide an analgesic effect in a human patient.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a combination of an opioid analgesic together with a COX-2 inhibitor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition, comprising two analgesic compounds and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof consisting of meloxicam and/or at least one a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a dose oxycodone and/or at least one a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the two analgesic compounds in an amount sufficient to provide an analgesic effect in a human patient. Also disclosed is a method of effectively treating pain in humans or other mammals, comprising administering to the patient a an oral dosage form comprising two analgesic compounds consisting of meloxicam and/or at least one a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and oxycodone and/or at least one a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the two analgesic compounds in an amount sufficient to provide an analgesic effect in a human patient.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition, comprising two analgesic compounds and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof consisting of N-[3 -(formylamino)-4-oxo-6-phenoxy-4H-1-benzopyran-7-yl] methanesulfonamide and/or at least one a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a-dose oxycodone and/or at least one a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the two analgesic compounds in an amount sufficient to provide an analgesic effect in a human patient. Also disclosed is a method of effectively treating pain in humans or other mammals, comprising orally administering to the patient a an oral dosage form comprising two analgesic compounds consisting of N-[3-(formylamino)-4-oxo-6 -phenoxy-4H-1-benzopyran-7-yl] methanesulfonamide and/or at least one a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and oxycodone and/or at least one a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof such that the two analgesic compounds in an amount sufficient to provide an analgesic effect in a human patient.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition, comprising a combination of a dose of meloxicam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a dose of tramadol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the combination in an amount sufficient to provide an analgesic effect in a human patient. Also disclosed is a method of effectively treating pain in humans or other mammals, comprising administering to the patient a combination of a dose of meloxicam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a dose of tramadol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof such that the dosing interval of the meloxicam overlaps with the dosing interval of the tramadol, the combination in an amount sufficient to provide an analgesic effect in a human patient.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition, comprising two analgesic compounds and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof consisting of nimesulide and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and oxycodone and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, said two analgesic compounds in an amount sufficient to provide an analgesic effect in a human patient. Also disclosed is a method of effectively treating pain in humans or other mammals, comprising orally administering to the patient an oral dosage form comprising two analgesic compounds consisting of nimesulide and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and oxycodone and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, said two analgesic compounds in an amount sufficient to provide an analgesic effect in a human patient.

Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method for relieving pain at a site in a human or animal in need thereof, comprising administering by injection or infiltration, a dose of a capsaicinoid and coadministering a vasoconstrictor.

Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method for relieving pain at a site in a human or animal in need thereof, comprising administering by injection or infiltration, a dose of a capsaicinoid and coadministering a tricyclic antidepressant.

Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method for relieving pain at a site in a human or animal in need thereof, comprising administering by injection or infiltration, a dose of a capsaicinoid and coadministering a non-anesthetic sodium channel blocker.

Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method for relieving pain at a site in a human or animal in need thereof, comprising administering by injection or infiltration, a dose of a capsaicinoid and coadministering a vasodilator.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for attenuating or relieving pain at a site in a human or animal in need thereof by infiltrating at a surgical site or open wound in a human or animal a dose of capsaicinoid in an amount effective to denervate the surgical site or open wound substantially without eliciting an effect outside the surgical site or open wound.

Abstract: A formulation and methods for inducing sustained regional local anesthesia in a patient comprising a substrate comprising a local anesthetic and an effective amount of a biocompatible, biodegradable, controlled release material prolonging the release of the local anesthetic from the substrate to obtain a reversible local anesthesia when implanted or injected in a patient, and a pharmaceutically acceptable, i.e., non-toxic, non-glucocorticoid augmenting agent effective to prolong the duration of the local anesthesia for a time period longer than that obtainable from the substrate without the augmenting agent.

Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method for relieving pain at a site in a human or animal in need thereof, comprising administering by injection or infiltration, a dose of a capsaicinoid and coadministering a tricyclic antidepressant.

Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method for relieving pain at a site in a human or animal in need thereof, comprising administering by injection or infiltration, a dose of a capsaicinoid and coadministering a non-anesthetic sodium channel blocker.

Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method for relieving pain at a site in a human or animal in need thereof, comprising administering by injection or infiltration, a dose of a capsaicinoid and coadministering an effective amount of a NSAID to decrease an undesired effect of the capsaicinoid.

Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method for relieving pain at a site in a human or animal in need thereof, comprising administering by injection or infiltration, a dose of a capsaicinoid and coadministering a vasodilator.

Abstract: The present invention provides a variant of an immunoglobulin variable domain including (A) at least one CDR region and (B) framework regions flanking the CDR region, wherein the variant also contains (a) a CDR region having added or substituted therein at least on binding sequence and (b) the flanking framework regions, wherein the binding sequence is heterelogous to the CDR and is an antigenic sequence from a MUC-1 binding sequence.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a synthetic variable region of an immunoglobin construct which contains in at least one of its CDRs a sequence of thrombopoietin, <i>e.g.</i>, IEGPTLRQWLAARA or its derivatives. This construct can efficiently bind and activate a thrombopoientin receptor (MPL) leading to stimulation of proliferation, growth or differentiation or modulation of apoptosis of hematopoietic cells, especially platelet progenitor cells. The invention further relates to the use of the synthebody to treat hematopoietic or immune disorders, and particularly thrombocytopenia resulting from chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or bone marrow transfusions.