Patent ID: 8940315
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
1. An implantable drug depot useful for reducing or treating pain in a patient in need of such treatment, the drug depot comprising a polyorthoester in an amount of about 95 to 99 wt % based on the total weight of the drug depot, and mPEG, the drug depot comprising a gel and having a viscosity of about 500 to 10,000 centipoises and a benzodiazepine in an amount of about 1 to 5 wt. % based on the total weight of the drug depot and having a particle size of between about 5 μm to 50 μm the drug depot adapted to be administered intraspinally in the patient to reduce or treat pain, wherein the drug depot is capable of releasing benzodiazepine for a period of at least 30 days after administration.