abstract |
Disclosed is a method for the therapeutic treatment of pain related to wind up in a human or animal. The method of the invention is practiced by administering to the subject an effective amount of an analgesic pharmaceutical composition which includes a NMDA receptor antagonist in an immediate release form combined with an NMDA receptor antagonist in a sustained release form. The immediate release form and sustained release forn are present in sufficient amounts to diminsh or abolish wind up. |