Pharmaceutical compositions containing pentamidine
US5204113A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K31/155
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for administration by inhalation and containing pentamidine, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in powder form. Such compositions include pressurized aerosol compositions and non-pressurized powder compositions. Also described is finely divided powdered pentamidine with a mass median diameter in the range 0.01 to 10 microns and a method for the prevention or treatment of pneumacystics carinii pneumonia which comprises administration by inhalation to a patient having or susceptible to that condition of a therapeutically effective quantity of pentamidine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in powder form.
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