Systemic administration of a therapeutic preparation

US6846801B1 · 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 22, 1998
• Grant date: Jan 25, 2005
• Expiry date: Sep 22, 2018

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.