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US 10,383,834 · App. 15/979,154 · Granted Aug 20, 2019

Reduced dose intravenous acetaminophen

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Patent No.
US 10,383,834
App. No.
15/979,154
Granted
Aug 20, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein are compositions and methods for intravenous administration of acetaminophen at a single dose level of less than about 1000 mg for the treatment or prevention of pain (e.g., postoperative pain) and/or fever.

Claims (18)

1. A method of treating pain in a human subject weighing at least 50 kg comprising:

administering to the subject an intravenous acetaminophen formulation comprising about 650 mg of acetaminophen; and

repeating the administration of the intravenous acetaminophen formulation every four hours;

wherein the subject receives a maximum daily dose of less than 4000 mg of acetaminophen per day.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein intravenous acetaminophen formulation is a sterile solution.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the intravenous acetaminophen formulation is administered to the subject over about 5 minutes to about 30 minutes.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the intravenous acetaminophen formulation is administered to the subject over about 15 minutes.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subject is suffering from acute pain.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subject is suffering from postoperative pain.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the intravenous acetaminophen formulation is a lyophilized powder that is reconstituted prior to administration to the subject.

8. A method of treating fever in a human subject weighing at least 50 kg comprising:

administering to the subject an intravenous acetaminophen formulation comprising about 650 mg of acetaminophen; and

repeating the administration of the intravenous acetaminophen formulation every four hours;

wherein the subject receives a maximum daily dose of less than 4000 mg of acetaminophen per day.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein intravenous acetaminophen formulation is a sterile solution.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the intravenous acetaminophen formulation is administered to the subject over about 5 minutes to about 30 minutes.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the intravenous acetaminophen formulation is administered to the subject over about 15 minutes.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the intravenous acetaminophen formulation is a lyophilized powder that is reconstituted prior to administration to the subject.

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