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Details for Patent: 7,566,445


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Summary for Patent: 7,566,445
Title:Medicinal aerosols and methods of delivery thereof
Abstract:This invention provides a medicinal aerosol formulation comprising a particulate medicament, a fluorocarbon propellant and 6% to 25% w/w of the total formulation of a polar co-solvent, wherein the aerosol formulation is free of surfactant. This invention also provides a medicinal aerosol formulation, including one or more particulate medicaments, one or more fluorocarbon or hydrocarbon or aliphatic gas propellants and 6% to 25% w/w of a polar co-solvent. In addition, this invention provides a canister suitable for delivering a pharmaceutical aerosol formulation, which comprises a container capable of withstanding the vapour pressure of the propellant used, which container is closed with a metering valve and contains a pharmaceutical aerosol formulation which comprises particulate medicament, a propellant, and 6% to 25% of a polar co-solvent, which is substantially free of surfactant, wherein the propellant comprises a fluorocarbon.
Inventor(s): Millar; Fiona Catherine (Waterford, IE)
Assignee: Norton Healthcare Limited (GB)
Application Number:08/999,752
Patent Claim Types:
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Formulation; Delivery;

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Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 7,566,445

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United Kingdom9616237.5Aug 01, 1996

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