Aerosol composition of a salt of ipratropium and a salt of albuterol
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1. An aerosol formulation which comprises an effective amount of a micronized pharmaceutically acceptable salt of ipratropium and an effective amount of a micronized pharmaceutically .acceptable salt of albuterol with an effective amount of soya lecithin as a suspending agent and a propellant.
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The present invention is concerned with an aerosol formulation which contains an effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of ipratropium and an effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of albuterol in combination with an effective amount of soya lecithin as a suspending agent and a propellant.
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- 1. An aerosol formulation which comprises an effective amount of a micronized pharmaceutically acceptable salt of ipratropium and an effective amount of a micronized pharmaceutically .acceptable salt of albuterol with an effective amount of soya lecithin as a suspending agent and a propellant.
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7. An aerosol formulation which consists essentially of an effective amount of a micronized ipratropium bromide, an effective amount of micronized albuterol sulfate, an effective amount of soya lecithin as a suspending agent and a propellant which consists essentially of a mixture of trichloromonofluoromethane;
- dichlorodifluoromethane and dichlorotetrafluoroethane, wherein the effective amount of the soya lecithin is from 0.1 to 0.3 wt % of soya lecithin based on the combined weight of the ipratropium bromide, the albuterol sulfate, the weight of the soya lecithin and the weight of the trichloromonofluoromethane;
dichlorodifluoromethane and dichlorotetrafluoroethane. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
- dichlorodifluoromethane and dichlorotetrafluoroethane, wherein the effective amount of the soya lecithin is from 0.1 to 0.3 wt % of soya lecithin based on the combined weight of the ipratropium bromide, the albuterol sulfate, the weight of the soya lecithin and the weight of the trichloromonofluoromethane;
- 10. A method of formulating a stable aerosol formulation of a micronized pharmaceutically acceptable salt of ipratropium and a micronized pharmaceutically acceptable salt of albuterol, said method comprising combining a micronized pharmaceutically acceptable salt of ipratropium with micronized a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of albuterol, an effective amount of soya lecithin and a propellant.
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