Therapeutic preparation for inhalation

US6610653B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• ASTRAZENECA AB · 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: Sep 18, 2000
• Grant date: Aug 26, 2003
• Expiry date: Sep 18, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K38/28
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A therapeutic preparation for inhalation which comprises insulin and a substance which enhances the absorption of insulin in the lower respiratory tract, is provided in the form of a powder preparation suitable for inhalation.