Patent ID: 8168214
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: A61K,A61L,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for treating peripheral neuropathic pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia in an individual afflicted with such a condition, comprising administering locally to the painful region, to tissues adjacent to the painful region, or to tissues in or adjacent to the region from which the pain is referred, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable gallium compound selected from the group consisting of gallium sulfate, gallium citrate, gallium chloride, gallium complexes of 3-hydroxy-4-pyrones including gallium maltolate, gallium pyridinones, gallium tartrate, gallium succinate, gallium gluconate, gallium palmitate, gallium 8-quinolinolate, gallium porphyrins, gallium transferrin, and gallium pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone, and a carrier suitable for local administration.