Inhalation administration of biophosphonates
AssigneeGeneva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorNageswara R. Palepu
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the treatment and prevention of bone diseases in humans, including osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, Paget's Disease and hypercalcemia, by administration of a bisphosphonate in an inhalation form. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical inhalation compositions suitable for the treatment and prevention of bone diseases.
Claims6
A method for treating or preventing bone resorption in a human in need thereof consisting essentially of administering to the lungs of said human a therapeutically effective amount of a bisphosphonic acid, its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or mixtures thereof.
A method for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women consisting essentially of administering to the lungs of a therapeutically effective amount of a bisphosphonic acid, its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or mixtures thereof.
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