Low dose corticosteroid powders for inhalation
OwnerDaniel Deaver, Michael Lippinventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of treating a corticosteroid-responsive condition of the air passage ways and lungs by delivering a corticosteroid to the pulmonary system of a patient, comprising administering a particle mass comprising a corticosteroid from an inhaler characterized in that the corticosteroid is not substantially deposited in the mouth and throat and is not substantially systemically absorbed. The invention also relates to receptacles containing the particle mass and the inhaler for use therein.
Claims25
A method of treating a corticosteroid-responsive condition of the air passage ways and lungs by delivering a corticosteroid to the pulmonary system of a patient, comprising administering a particle mass of less than 5 mg comprising a corticosteroid from an inhaler wherein at least 50% of the particle mass from the inhaler is delivered to the pulmonary system of the patient.
A method of treating corticosteroid-responsive condition of the air passageways and lungs (C-RCAL) by delivering a budesonide to the pulmonary system of a compromised patient, comprising administering a particle mass of less than 5 mg comprising budesonide from an inhaler wherein at least 50% of the particle mass from the inhaler is delivered to the pulmonary system of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.