ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,369, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Enalare Therapeutics Inc. (Princeton, N.J.).
"Methods and pharmaceutical compositions to treat drug overdose" was invented by Joseph V. Pergolizzi (Naples, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and compositions are provided for treating individuals exhibiting opioid withdrawal symptoms with opioid, benzodiazepine and other drugs of abuse by administering an opioid receptor antagonist agent together with a respiratory stimulant to reverse the effects of opioid withdrawal symptoms, including respiratory depression, sedation, and hypotension. Methods and compositions are also provided for tr...