Inhalation composition containing lactose pellets
AssigneeGlaxo Group Limited
InventorGerald Wynn Hallworth
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition which is suitable for the administration of medicaments by inhalation. In particular, the pharmaceutical composition comprises microfine particles of medicament and at least one lactose pellet having a diameter of from about 10 to about 1500 micrometers, which pellet comprises a plurality of microfine lactose particles. A method of treating respiratory disorders which comprises administration by inhalation of an effective amount of medicament selected from the group consisting of anti-allergics, bronchodilators, anti-inflammatory steroids and mixtures thereof in the pharmaceutical composition as defined is also described.
Claims23
A pharmaceutical powder composition suitable for inhalation comprising microfine particles of medicament and at least one lactose pellet having a diameter of from about 10 to about 1500 micrometers, which pellet comprises a plurality of microfine lactose particles.
A pharmaceutical powder composition according to any preceding claim, wherein the microfine particles of medicament form at least one medicament pellet.
A method of treating respiratory disorders which comprises administration by inhalation of an effective amount of a pharmaceutical powder composition which comprises microfine particles of medicament selected from the group consisting of anti-allergics, bronchodilators, anti-inflammatory steroids and mixtures thereof and at least one lactose pellet having a diameter of from about 10 to about 1500 micrometers, which pellet comprises a plurality of microfine lactose particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.