Patent ID: 8546444

Claim:
A dosage formulation comprising a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein the compound has one of the following structures: wherein R 1 -R 6 taken independently are a hydrogen atom or a group or grouping selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, ally, substituted allyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, halo, hydroxyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, alkoxy, phenoxy, substituted phenoxy, aroxy, substituted aroxy, alkylthio, substituted alkylthio, phenylthio, substituted phenylthio, arylthio, substituted arylthio, cyano, isocyano, substituted isocyano, carbonyl, substituted carbonyl, carboxyl, substituted carboxyl, amino, substituted amino, amido, substituted amido, sulfonyl, substituted sulfonyl, sulfonic acid, phosphoryl, substituted phosphoryl, phosphonyl, substituted phosphonyl, polyaryl, substituted polyaryl, C1-C20 cyclic, substituted C1-C20 cyclic, heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, aminoacid, peptide, and polypeptide groups; Z is a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen groupings in linear, branched, or cyclic structural formats; and X is a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen groupings in linear, branched, or cyclic structural formats, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the compound is in an effective amount to alleviate pain.