Powdered inhalants based on modified lactose mixtures as excipient

US7736628B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Bernd Mueller · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Hartwig Steckel · Kiel, DE
• Inga-Lis Timmermann · Kiel, DE
• Michael Trunk · Ingelheim am Rhein, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 21, 2005
• Grant date: Jun 15, 2010
• Expiry date: Mar 22, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P43/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a new process for preparing modified lactose mixtures, these lactose mixtures per se and compositions of medicaments for powder inhalation consisting of one or more micronised active substances and the modified lactose according to the invention.