Patent ID: 6451857
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
A method for treating pain in a mammal, comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of at least one anti-epileptic compound of the Formula II wherein R11 is a straight or branched alkyl of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl, or cycloalkyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R12 is hydrogen or methyl; and R13 is hydrogen, methyl, or carboxyl; or an individual diastereomeric or enantiomeric isomer thereof; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof having pain alleviating properties and a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of NMDA receptor antagonists, and analgesic agents that are not NSAIDs, and combinations thereof.