Patent ID: 11911504
Assignee: GALEN THERAPEUTICS LLC
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for treating pain associated with a disease of the spine in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising:
injecting a pharmaceutical composition into a spinal space of the subject, the pharmaceutical composition comprising a bioabsorbable substrate and an oxidation inhibitor;
wherein the substrate is capable of being absorbed when injected into the spinal space and is a prolonged release delivery vehicle,
wherein the oxidation inhibitor is capable of triggering the subject's anti-oxidant defenses, whereby the pain is reduced or eliminated, and
wherein the only oxidation inhibitor administered in said method is a small molecule mimetic of superoxide dismutase and catalase, and
wherein the oxidation inhibitor is EUK-8, EUK-189 or EUK-207.