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Dry aerosol suspension of phospholipid-stabilized drug microparticles in a hydrofluoroalkane propellant

US6086376A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 30, 1998
Grant dateJul 11, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 30, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S977/89
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Aerosol formulations containing stabilized particles of drug microparticles with a mean size range of 0.1 to 10 microns coated with a membrane-forming, amphiphatic lipid and dispersed in 1,1,1,2-tetaafluoroetiane (HFA 134a) of 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane (HFA 227) propellant.

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