Patent ID: 9399022
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A method for treating pain, and reducing or preventing of nausea or vomiting associated with an opioid analgesic, the method comprising administering a solid oral pharmaceutical composition to a subject in need thereof, wherein the solid oral pharmaceutical composition comprises: a layer formulated for immediate-release that comprises an antiemetic; and a layer formulated for controlled-release that comprises an opioid analgesic and a non-opioid analgesic, wherein the opioid analgesic, the non-opioid analgesic, and the antiemetic are present in a ratio by weight of (1 to 2):(40 to 45):(1 to 2), respectively, and wherein the solid oral pharmaceutical composition provides an effective amount of the antiemetic to reduce or prevent nausea associated with the opioid analgesic or vomiting associated with the opioid analgesic in the subject in need thereof, and an effective amount of the opioid analgesic and non-opioid analgesic to treat pain in the subject in need thereof.