Medicament inhalation device and formulation
US5341800A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2202/066
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of compacting and administering a powdered inhalation medicament for use in an inhalation device includes compacting a body of loosely powdered inhalation medicament such that the degree of compaction is sufficient to hold the body together solely due to the force of compaction and placing the compacted body into the inhalation device and abrading the compacted body to obtain a plurality of unit doses of the medicament.
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