METHODS OF CONVERTING A PATIENT'S TREATMENT REGIMEN FROM INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION OF AN OPIOID TO ORAL CO-ADMINISTRATION OF MORPHINE AND OXYCODONE USING A DOSING ALGORITHM TO PROVIDE ANALGESIA - Patent 2616075

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EP 2 616 075 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	24.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/30

(21)	Application number: 11776929.9

(22)	Date of filing: 14.09.2011

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61K 31/485^(2006.01)
A61P 25/04^(2006.01)

A61K 45/06^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2011/051577

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2012/037239 (22.03.2012 Gazette 2012/12)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

14.09.2010 US 881728
18.07.2011 US 201113185016
14.09.2010 US 881677

(71)	Applicant: Qrxpharma Limited
	North Sydney, NSW 2060 (AU)

(72)	Inventors:
	RICHARDS, Patricia, T. North Sydney NSW 2060 (AU) STERN, Warren, C. North Sydney NSW 2060 (AU) MENGLE-GAW, Laurel, J. St. Louis, MO 63141-8428 (US) SCHWARTZ, Benjamin, D. St. Louis, MO 63141-8428 (US)

(74)	Representative: Alcock, David
	D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY London EC1N 2DY (GB)

(54)	METHODS OF CONVERTING A PATIENT'S TREATMENT REGIMEN FROM INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION OF AN OPIOID TO ORAL CO-ADMINISTRATION OF MORPHINE AND OXYCODONE USING A DOSING ALGORITHM TO PROVIDE ANALGESIA