摘要 |
The specification discloses a method of treating a human or animal patient suffering from a pain syndrome secondary to nerve injury comprising daily administration to such patient of from about 0.4 milligrams to about 2.0 milligrams of the opiate-receptor antagonist naloxone for a treatment period of from around 3 months to around 12 months, depending upon the patient's needs. Delivery is preferably at or near the nerve injury site by a number of conventional injection methods. |