Drug products for intranasal administration and uses thereof

Abstract

Provided herein are drug products adapted for nasal delivery comprising a device and a pharmaceutical composition comprising an opioid receptor antagonist, wherein the claimed invention provides a unit dose of an aqueous pharmaceutical solution, or aqueous pharmaceutical composition, housed in a device configured for intranasal administration to a patient, wherein the aqueous pharmaceutical solution consists of, or the aqueous pharmaceutical composition consists essentially of: (i) naloxone hydrochloride in an amount of about 9% by weight based on the total weight of the aqueous pharmaceutical solution; (ii) glycerin in an amount of about 1.4% by weight based on the total weight of the aqueous pharmaceutical solution; (iii) a citrate buffer system adjusted by hydrochloric acid and/or sodium hydroxide; and (iv) United States Pharmacopeia (USP)-grade Purified Water; wherein the pH of the aqueous pharmaceutical solution is from about 3.5 to about 4.7; and wherein the hydrochloric acid and the sodium hydroxide may each be independently present in the aqueous pharmaceutical solution, as required, to achieve the pH from about 3.5 to about 4.7.