Medicament formulations
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsGary Knopeck, Jeremy Diringer, Louis Herena, Rajiv R. Singh
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Abstract
Medicinal compositions, and devices, methods and systems which use the compositions, comprising a propellant and at least one medicinally active compound. The propellant comprises at least one fluoroolefin having at least two but less than seven carbon atoms.
Claims25
A medicinal composition comprising:
- (a) a medicinally acceptable a propellant;
- and (b) at least one medicinally active compound, said propellant having a toxicity level that is not substantially harmful to the intended recipient of said medicinal compound and comprising at least 50% by weight of HFO-1234, wherein said HFO-1234 consists essentially of transHFO-1234ze and wherein said at least one medicinally active compound is in the form of a suspension, dispersion, emulsion or a solution with said propellant.
An inhaler for medicinal composition comprising a canister containing a medicament formulation, a chamber capable of fluid communication with said canister, and a patient port for introducing said medicinal composition from said chamber to the oral or nasal cavity of the intended user, said medicinal composition comprising:
- (a) medicinally acceptable propellant;
- and (b) at least one medicinally active compound, said propellant having a toxicity level that is not substantially harmful to the intended recipient of said medicinal compound and comprising at least 50% by weight of HFO-1234, wherein said HFO-1234 consists essentially of transHFO-1234ze.
A canister of the type capable of containing the vapor pressure of a propellant contained therein and further containing a medicinal composition suitable for administration to a mammal, said medicinal composition comprising (a) medicinally acceptable propellant and (b) at least one medicinally active compound, said propellant having a toxicity level that is not substantially harmful to the intended recipient of said medicinal compound and comprising at least 50% by weight of HFO-1234, wherein said HFO-1234 consists essentially of transHFO-1234ze.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.