METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAIN

摘要

The present invention relates generally to the area of pain management and more particularly, to a method of analgesia and agents useful for same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of analgesia utilising a compound of formula (I). The method of the present invention is useful, inter alia, in the therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of pain, including acute pain, chronic non-malignant pain and chronic malignant pain. Also provided are compounds for use in the method of the invention.