| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/GB94/02248 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 22, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 22, 1996 PCT Filed Oct. 13, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/10276 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 20, 1995The present invention concerns the use of levobupivacaine for the treatment of chronic pain in a patient. Levobupivacaine used in the subject methods is substantially free of dexbupivacaine. The methods of the invention can be used, for example, to treat pain in patients that are cardiac compromised, suffering from central nervous system damage or cancer. |