Patent ID: 9511016
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A method for the treatment of pain in a subject, wherein the pain is selected from the group consisting of joint pain, surface somatic pain, and pain associated with an inflammatory arthropathy, bursitis, a tendinopathy, psoriasis, or muscle stiffness, the method consisting of: (a) topically administering to the skin, at or adjacent to the site in need of treatment for pain, an effective amount of a formulation consisting of: i) an active ingredient, as the only pain relieving active ingredient in the formulation, selected from the group consisting of lecithin, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl myristate, and combinations thereof; and ii) an aqueous mixture of excipients to form a cream, gel, lotion, paste, suspension or dispersion, for topical application to the skin of the subject; to thereby alleviate pain in the subject, said excipients being one or more of: (b) optionally administering to the subject one or more additional therapies selected from the group consisting of iontophoresis, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), muscle stimulation, diathermy, radiation therapy, infrared, ultraviolet and cold laser.