METHODS OF ENHANCING THE THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF NSAIDS AND COMPOSITIONS OF ZWITTERIONIC PHOSPHOLIPIDS USEFUL THEREIN

摘要

Disclosed are compositions comprising non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID's) complexed with zwitterionic, neutral phospholipids, or both, having reduced gastrointestinal irritating effects and enhanced anti-pyretic, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory activity. Also disclosed are improved methods of using the complexes for treating fever, inflammation, and preventing platelet aggregation. In some embodiments, the anti-pyretic activity of sub-therapeutically used amounts of NSAID's are enhanced to elicit anti-pyretic activity in vivo when associated (noncovalently) with zwitterionic phospholipids, such as dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline.