The present invention is directed to Buprenorphine Analog compounds of the Formula (I), Formula (IA) or Formula (IB) shown below, wherein R1, R2, R8, R3a, R 3b, G, X, Z and Y are as defined herein. Compounds of the Invention are useful for treating pain, constipation, and other conditions modulated by activity of opioid and ORL-1 receptors.

A method of effectively treating pain in humans is achieved by administering buprenorphine in accordance with first order kinetics over an initial three-day dosing interval, such that a maximum plasma concentration from about 20 pg/ml to about 1052 pg/ml is attained, and thereafter maintaining the administration of buprenorphine for at least an additional two-day dosing interval in accordance with substantially zero order kinetics, such that the patients experience analgesia throughout the at le...

The invention is directed in part to oral dosage forms comprising a combination of an opioid agonist, acetaminophen and an orally active opioid antagonist, the opioid antagonist being included in a ratio to the opioid agonist to provide a combination product which is analgesically effective when the combination is administered orally, but which is aversive in a physically dependent subject. Preferably, the amount of opioid antagonist included in the combination product provides at least a mildly...

The invention concerns a storage stable pharmaceutical preparation comprising oxycodone and naloxone for use in pain therapy, with the active compounds being released from the preparation in a sustained, invariant and independent manner.