Patent ID: 8765807

Claim:
A method of treating pain in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising: (a) a compound of formula (Ia): wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of (CH 2 ) 4 (CH) 2 CH(CH 3 ) 2 (capsaicin ester); (CH 2 ) 5 (CH) 2 CH(CH 3 ) 2 (homocapsaicin ester); (CH 2 ) 5 CH(CH 3 ) 2 (nordihydrocapsaicin ester); (CH 2 ) 6 CH(CH 3 ) 2 (dihydrocapsaicin ester); (CH 2 ) 7 CH(CH 3 ) 2 (homodihydrocapsaicin ester); (CH 2 ) 6 CH 3 (n-vanillyloctanamide ester); (CH 2 ) 7 CH 3 (nonivamide ester); (CH 2 ) 8 CH 3 (n-vanillyldecanamide ester); and (CH 2 ) 4 (CH) 2 CH(CH 3 ) 2 (civamide ester); and (b) an ester of myristoleic acid of formula (Ib): wherein R of formula (Ia) and (Ib) are independently selected from alkyl groups of up to 18 carbon atoms and aryl groups of up to 18 carbon atoms and alkylene group of up to 18 carbon atoms and an arylene group of up to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the alkyl, aryl and alkylene groups may be substituted or unsubstituted, branched or straight chains, wherein R may contain heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N, Cl, F, Br, I and S and may be straight chained or branched.