Pharmaceutical inhalation compositions
US5607662A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/0075
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A non-pressurized pharmaceutical inhalation composition includes a therapeutically effective amount of a particulate inhalation medicament. The medicament has a mass median diameter in the range 0.01 to 15 .mu.m. A particulate polysaccharide entrapped flavoring agent is included in the composition and has a mass median diameter in the range of 10 to 200 .mu.m. The composition can be used to practice a method for treatment of reversible obstructive airway disease which includes administering the pharmaceutical composition to a patient.
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