Analgesic dosage units for coordinated administration

摘要

A pharmaceutical dispensing kit that includes at least two different analgesic dosage units that have been formulated for use with each other, each of the analgesics being formulated for administration during a particular time of day and/or with relation to a particular event, the kit including a housing which contains said dosage units and which contains indicia identifying said dosage units and instructions coordinating use of the different dosage units together as a treatment regimen for pain. The dosage units may be packaged in bulk and distinguished by differences in geometry, size, markings, type of formulation (e.g., tablet versus soft gel capsule), and/or color, all types of indicia useful with this invention. A method for treating pain that uses the novel kit is also provided.