Systemic administration of a therapeutic preparation

US5830853A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• ASTRA CO., LTD. · 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: Jan 4, 1996
• Grant date: Nov 3, 1998
• Expiry date: Jan 4, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07K14/62
• 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.