ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,282, issued on Feb. 3.
"Bromhexine for the treatment of pain" was invented by Kai-Uwe Kern (Wiesbaden, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to bromhexine or a salt thereof for treating acute or chronic pain in a patient. In particular, the invention relates to bromhexine or a salt thereof for use in treating nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain and or dysfunctional pain. The invention further relates to a topical pharmaceutical composition comprising bromhexine or a salt thereof and to a composition or a topical pharmaceutical composition comprising bromhexine or a salt thereof for treating acute or chronic pain....