| CPC A61K 36/736 (2013.01) [A61K 31/19 (2013.01); A61K 36/185 (2013.01); A61K 36/889 (2013.01); A61K 38/47 (2013.01); A61K 47/6951 (2017.08); C08B 37/0015 (2013.01); A61K 9/48 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01054 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A method for treating pain and/or inflammation and ameliorating toxicity caused by acetaminophen usage and/or overdose, comprising orally administering to a human subject in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising:
a cyclodextrin having a cavity;
N-acetylcysteine and acetaminophen retained as stacked guest molecules within the cavity of the cyclodextrin, forming a cyclodextrin inclusion complex;
a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for oral delivery of the cyclodextrin inclusion complex, wherein the N-acetylcysteine and acetaminophen are retained in the cyclodextrin inclusion complex within the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and, an enzyme having a cyclodextrin-degrading activity capable of digesting the cyclodextrin retaining the N-acetylcysteine and acetaminophen, wherein the cyclodextrin-degrading activity is activated on oral delivery of the composition to a human subject so as to release the N-acetylcysteine and acetaminophen from the cyclodextrin cavity.
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