Aerosol formulation containing particulate formoterol, propellant and polar cosolvent
AssigneeGlaxo Group Limited
InventorsRachel Ann Akehurst, Anthony James Taylor, David Andrew Wyatt
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Abstract
A pharmaceutical aerosol formulation comprising (i) particulate medicament, (ii) 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, 1,1,1,2,3,3,3,-heptafluoro-n-propane or a mixture thereof as propellant, and (iii) 0.01 to 5% w/w based upon the propellant of a polar cosolvent, 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, and which formulation contains less than 0.0001% w/w surfactant based upon the weight of medicament.
Claims16
A pharmaceutical aerosol formulation consisting essentially of (i) a particulate medicament which is formoterol or a salt or solvate thereof, (ii) 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane as propellant, and (iii) 0.05 to 5% w/w based upon propellant of a polar cosolvent which is ethanol, 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 less than 100 microns, and which formulation contains less than 0.0001% w/w surfactant based upon the weight of medicament.
A pharmaceutical aerosol formulation consisting of (i) a particulate medicament which is formoterol or a salt or solvate thereof, (ii) 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane as propellant, and (iii) 0.05 to 5% w/w based upon propellant of a polar cosolvent which is ethanol, 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 less than 100 microns.
A pharmaceutical aerosol formulation consisting essentially of (i) particulate medicament which is formoterol or a salt or solvate thereof, (ii) 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane as propellant, and (iii) approximately 0.1% w/w based upon propellant of a polar cosolvent which is ethanol, the particulate medicament being present in an amount from 0.01 to 1% w/w relative to the total weight of the formulation and having a particle size less than 100 microns, and which formulation contains less than 0.0001% w/w surfactant based upon the weight of medicament.
A pharmaceutical aerosol formulation consisting of (i) particulate medicament which is formoterol or a salt or solvate thereof, (ii) 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane as propellant, and (iii) approximately 0.1% w/w based upon propellant of a polar cosolvent which is ethanol, the particulate medicament being present in an amount from 0.01 to 1% w/w relative to the total weight of the formulation and having a particle size less than 100 microns.
A method of treating respiratory disorders which comprises administration by inhalation of an effective amount of a pharmaceutical aerosol formulation as claimed 12.
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