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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1988
Aloysius Anaebonam, Brookline, MA (US);
Emmett Clemente, Manchester, MA (US);
Theresa Devlin, Brighton, MA (US);
Diane Ringden, Somerville, MA (US);
Fisons Corporation, Leicestershire, GB;
Abstract
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an aqueous solution of pentamidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the solution having a pH of less than 4.5. The pH of the solution is preferably less than 4.0, more preferably less than 3.5, and especially less than 3.0. Also disclosed is a method for the prophylactic or remedial treatment of pneumo-cystis carinii pneumonia, which method comprises administration by inhalation to a patient having or being susceptible to that condition of a therapeutically effective quantity of an aqueous solution of pentamidine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the solution having a pH of less than 4.5.