Patent ID: 6077530
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A61J,A61K

Abstract:
A method for treating pain associated with conditions selected from the group consisting of simple and migraine headache, musculoskeletal pain and backache, menstruation, rheumatologic inflammation, sports injury, and dental disorders, comprising:A. providing a first analgesic dosage unit formulated for administration during a particular time of day or with relation to a first particular event;B. providing a second analgesic dosage unit formulated for administration during a particular time of day or with relation to a second particular event; said first and second analgesic dosage units also being formulated for use together in a combined regimen for the treatment of pain;wherein one and not the other of said first and second analgesic dosage units is provided with an additional agent selected from the group consisting of those effective to reduce anxiety, to induce diuresis, to induce cranial vasoconstriction, to induce skeletal muscle relaxation, to induce stimulation, and to induce sedation;C. packaging a plurality of both said first and second analgesic dosage units in a common housing;D. providing instructions on said housing indicating during which time of day and/or with relation to which particular event each of the first and second analgesic dosage units should be taken; andE. administering said first and second analgesic dosage units in accordance with said instructions.