| WEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20100215771 | USE OF SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROPATHIC PAIN DEVELOPING AS A CONSEQUENCE OF CHEMOTHERAPY - The present invention refers to the use of sodium channel blockers such as tetrodotoxin or saxitoxin, its analogues/derivatives as well as their acceptable salts, for the production of a medicament for the treatment of neuropathic pain resulting from chemotherapy. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100144767 | Use of sodium channel blockers for the treatment of visceral pain or pain caused by cancer treatment - The invention provides methods for treating visceral pain and pain associated with therapy. The compounds useful in the methods of the invention are blockers of sodium ion channels, and in particular compounds that bind to the SS1 or SS2 extracellular mouth of the α-subunit thereof. Particularly useful compounds are saxitoxin and its derivatives and analogues and tetrodotoxin and its derivatives and analogues. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100048592 | Use of sodium channel blockers for the management of musculoskeletal pain - The invention provides methods for managing musculoskeletal pain. The compounds useful in the methods of the invention are blockers of sodium ion channels, and in particular compounds that bind to the SS1 or SS2 extracellular mouth of the a-subunit thereof. Particularly useful compounds are saxitoxin and its derivatives and analogues and tetrodotoxin and its derivatives and analogues. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20090143415 | Tetrodotoxin And Its Derivatives For The Treatment Of Central-Nervously Derived Neuropathic Pain - The present invention refers to the use of a sodium channel blocker such as tetrodotoxin or saxitoxin, their analogues and derivatives as well as their physiologically acceptable salts, in medicinal products for human therapeutics for the treatment of central-nervously derived neuropathic pain. | 06-04-2009 |