Inventors:
Tai Wah Chan - Palo Alto CA, US
Wilma Tamraz - San Jose CA, US
Min Lee - Saratoga CA, US
International Classification:
A61K 31/46
A61K 31/4535
A61K 31/445
A61P 29/00
Abstract:
The present invention provides opioid formulations suitable for long-term delivery to a subject. The formulation of the invention comprises an opioid or opioid derivative (e.g., morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl or a fentanyl congener), and an aqueous solvent comprising a low molecular weight carboxylic acid (e.g., C, C). The invention thus provides for formulations comprising morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl or fentanyl congeners in concentrations significantly in excess of conventional aqueous formulations, e.g., on the order about 2-fold to about 10,000-fold greater than conventional formulations, e.g., currently commercially available formulations.