Patent ID: 11918688
Assignee: PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of reducing an amount of a non-opioid analgesic administered to a subject following hip treatment, the method comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) a multivesicular liposome comprising: at least one amphipathic lipid, and at least one neutral lipid; and b) an aqueous phase comprising bupivacaine phosphate, wherein the aqueous phase is encapsulated within the multivesicular liposome, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is administered by a needle injection, wherein a needle tip is located at a distal end of the injection needle and wherein the needle tip is advanced in a cephalad-to-caudad and lateral-to-medial direction away from a musculofascial plane between the psoas tendon and the pubic ramus, and wherein administering the composition occurs while the needle tip is located lateral to the psoas tendon such that the needle tip is positioned between the anterior inferior iliac spine and psoas tendon.