The present invention is a method of achieving fast onset of pain relief for acute pain in a patient in need thereof comprising orally administering a unitary formulation (or oral dosage form) containing an effective analgesic amount of (a) oxycodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) ibuprofen or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Preferably, the unitary formulation contains (a) oxycodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) ibuprofen or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at a weight ratio of from about 1:20 to about 1:100 and more preferably about 1:40 to about 1:80, based on the weights of molar equivalents of oxycodone hydrochloride and ibuprofen, respectively. Preferably, an amount of oxycodone and ibuprofen effective to provide partial or complete pain relief within 30 minutes is administered. More preferably, the amount is sufficient to provide partial or complete pain relief within 25 minutes. It has been discovered that administration of an oral dosage form containing both oxycodone and ibuprofen provides earlier onset of pain relief than administration of either active ingredient alone. Moreover, the earlier onset of pain relief may be attributable at least in part to administration of a single dosage form containing both active ingredients as opposed to administering oxycodone and ibuprofen in separate oral dosage forms (i.e., administration of a first dosage form containing oxycodone and a second dosage form containing ibuprofen). The method of the present invention is particularly useful for treating acute postoperative pain, including, but not limited to, moderate and/or severe acute postoperative pain (such as that resulting from dental surgery).
本发明涉及一种用于急性疼痛患者快速缓解疼痛的方法,包括口服给予含有有效镇痛量的单一制剂(或口服剂型),所述单一制剂含有(a)
盐酸氧考
酚啡或其药学上可接受的盐和(b)
布洛芬或其药学上可接受的盐。优选,所述单一制剂含有(a)
盐酸氧考
酚啡或其药学上可接受的盐和(b)
布洛芬或其药学上可接受的盐,其重量比为大约1:20至大约1:100,更优选为大约1:40至大约1:80,基于氧考
酚啡
盐酸和
布洛芬的摩尔当量重量。优选地,给予足够的氧考
酚啡和
布洛芬,以在30分钟内提供部分或完全缓解疼痛的效果。更优选地,该量足以在25分钟内提供部分或完全缓解疼痛的效果。已经发现,口服含有氧考
酚啡和
布洛芬的口服剂型比单独给予任何一种有效成分更早地缓解疼痛。此外,早期缓解疼痛的原因可能至少部分归因于单一剂量形式中同时给予两种有效成分,而不是分别给予氧考
酚啡和
布洛芬的口服剂型(即给予含有氧考
酚啡的第一剂量形式和含有
布洛芬的第二剂量形式)。本发明的方法特别适用于治疗急性术后疼痛,包括但不限于中度和/或严重的急性术后疼痛(如口腔手术引起的疼痛)。