Aerosol carriers
US5376386A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K47/26
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Pharmaceutical excipients useful in dry powder inhalents comprise particles having a rugosity (measured by air permeametry) of less than 1.75. The use of these carriers increases the amount of drug injested by the patient using a dry powder inhaler. The preferred excipients are crystalline sugars such as lactose which may conveniently be prepared by controlled crystallisation from an aqueous medium.
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