OPIOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST FOR USE IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH SEVERE CONSTIPATION INDUCED BY HIGH OPIATE DOSAGE REGIMEN

摘要

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an opioid receptor antagonist, or a derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as an active substance, wherein the composition releases the active substance in a prolonged manner. The composition that is suitable for an administration period of at least twelve-hours for the treatment of severe opioid-induced constipation in patients receiving a daily dosage of opioid equivalent to at least 80 mg of morphine.