NASAL DELIVERY
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1. A sustained release nasal formulation for delivery to a nasal cavity of a subject, wherein the formulation provides for sustained release of a substance to nasal mucosa within the nasal cavity.
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Abstract
A sustained release nasal formulation for delivery to a nasal cavity of a subject, wherein the formulation provides for sustained release of a substance, in particular nitric oxide (NO), to nasal mucosa within the nasal cavity so as to provide one or both of a therapeutic effect and promote normal nasal function, and a nasal delivery device and method relating thereto.
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- 1. A sustained release nasal formulation for delivery to a nasal cavity of a subject, wherein the formulation provides for sustained release of a substance to nasal mucosa within the nasal cavity.
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22. A method of providing for sustained release of a substance to nasal mucosa within a nasal cavity of a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
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fitting a nosepiece unit to one nostril of a subject, the nosepiece unit including a nosepiece which is inserted into the one nostril of a subject and a nozzle through which a sustained release formulation is delivered to the respective nasal cavity; and delivering a sustained release formulation from the nozzle to the nasal cavity of the subject, wherein the formulation provides for sustained release of a substance to nasal mucosa within the nasal cavity. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 27, 31, 34, 36, 37, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62)
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63. A nasal delivery device for delivering a sustained release formulation to a nasal cavity of a subject, which provides for sustained release of a substance to nasal mucosa within the nasal cavity, the delivery device comprising:
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a nosepiece unit including a nosepiece for fitting to a nostril of a subject and a nozzle through which the formulation is in use delivered to the respective nasal cavity; and a delivery unit for delivering the formulation through the nozzle of the nosepiece. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 68, 72, 75, 78, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 89, 90, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99)
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