Systemic administration of a therapeutic preparation

US5506203A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• AB Astra · SE

Inventors

• Kjell Backstrom · Lund, SE
• Carl Magnus Olof Dahlback · Lund, SE
• Peter Edman · Ulricehamn, SE
• Ann Charlotte Birgit Johansson · Lund, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 23, 1994
• Grant date: Apr 9, 1996
• Expiry date: Jun 23, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K47/12
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A method of treating a patient in need of insulin treatment, including the steps of introducing into the lower respiratory tract of the patient an effective amount of a therapeutic preparation in the form of a dry powder containing (a) insulin and (b) an enhancer compound which enhances the absorption of insulin in the lungs of the patient.