Patent ID: 7482377
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A method of treating pain comprising administering to a host in need thereof a pharmaceutical formulation for oral administration containing diclofenac in its acid and/or salt form together with one or more alkali metal bicarbonates and customary excipients and adjuvants, wherein said alkali metal bicarbonates are present in an amount of from 20 to 80% by weight based on the weight of the acid form of diclofenac, and further wherein said formulation when administered is an intact tablet, or a powder formulation dissolved or dispersed in water, and wherein said formulation contains not more than 50 mg of diclofenac potassium or the equivalent amount of diclofenac or an alternative pharmaceutically acceptable diclofenac salt.