Patent ID: 8877226

Claim:
A method for treating pain and/or inflammation, wherein said method comprises implanting a drug depot in an organism to reduce, prevent or treat pain, wherein said drug depot comprises dexamethasone in an amount from about 2 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of the drug depot and at least one biodegradable polymer, wherein the drug depot is capable of releasing dexamethasone over a period of at least three days, and the drug depot comprises an adherent gel that stiffens after delivery to a target site having a pre-dosed modulus of elasticity in the range of about 5×10 4 to about 1×10 5 dynes/cm 2 and a post-dose modulus of elasticity in the range of about 2×10 5 to about 5×10 5 dynes/cm 2 , and the drug depot comprises multiple drug depots wherein said implanting comprises applying the multiple drug depots at a plurality of sites that triangulate a pain generator.