Aerosol formulation containing P134a and particulate medicament
First Claim
1. A method of treating respiratory disorders which comprises administration by inhalation of an effective amount of a pharmaceutical aerosol formulation consisting essentially of one or more particulate medicaments and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane as propellant, which formulation contains less than 0.0001% w/w surfactant based upon the weight of medicament, particulate medicament being present in an amount from 0.005 to 5% w/w relative to the total weight of the formulation and having a particle size of less than 100 microns, with the proviso that said medicament is other than salmeterol, salbutamol, fluticasone propionate, beclomethasone dipropionate or a physiologically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
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Abstract
A pharmaceutical formulation comprising (i) one or more particulate medicaments, and (ii) 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane as propellant, which formulation contains less than 0.0001% w/w surfactant based upon the weight of medicament, particulate medicament being present in an amount from 0.005 to 5% w/w relative to the total weight of the formulation and having a particle size of less than 100 microns, with the proviso that said medicament is other than salmeterol, salbutamol, fluticasone propionate, beclomethasone dipropionate or a physiologically acceptable salt or solvate thereof and with the proviso that when said formulation consists of betamethasone, ergotamine tartrate or sodium cromoglycate and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane the weight to weight ratio of medicament to propellant is other than 69:7900 or 0.866% w/w.
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27 Claims
- 1. A method of treating respiratory disorders which comprises administration by inhalation of an effective amount of a pharmaceutical aerosol formulation consisting essentially of one or more particulate medicaments and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane as propellant, which formulation contains less than 0.0001% w/w surfactant based upon the weight of medicament, particulate medicament being present in an amount from 0.005 to 5% w/w relative to the total weight of the formulation and having a particle size of less than 100 microns, with the proviso that said medicament is other than salmeterol, salbutamol, fluticasone propionate, beclomethasone dipropionate or a physiologically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
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20. A method of treating respiratory disorders which comprises administration by inhalation of an effective amount of a pharmaceutical aerosol formulation consisting of (i) one or more particulate medicaments, and (ii) 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane as propellant, the particulate medicament being present in an amount from 0.005 to 5% w/w relative to the total weight of the formulation and having a particle size of less than 100 microns, wherein said one of the one or more medicaments is a bronchodilator selected from the group consisting of ephedrine, adrenaline, fenoterol, formoterol, isoprenaline, metaproterenol, phenylephrine, phenylpropanolamine, pirbuterol, reproterol, rimiterol, terbutaline, isoetharine, tulobuterol, orciprenaline or (−
- )-4-amino-3,5-dichloro-α
-[[[6-[2-(2-pyridinyl)ethoxy]hexyl]-amino]methyl]benzenemethanol or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
- )-4-amino-3,5-dichloro-α
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