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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kjell Bäckström, Lund, SE;
Björn Wallmark, Berlin, DE;
Magnus Dahlbäck, Lund, SE;
Peter Edman, Kullavik, SE;
Ann Johansson, Höllviken, SE;
Assignee:
AstraZeneca AB, Södertälje, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/828 ; A61K 9/14 ; A61K 9/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/828 ; A61K 9/14 ; A61K 9/16 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for pulmonary administration of full-length parathyroid hormone to mamnmalian hosts for the treatment of osteoporosis. Thus there is provided a therapeutic preparation comprising a human full-length parathyroid hormone, or homologues thereof, in the form of a dry powder suitable for inhalation in which at least 50% of said dry powder consists of (a) particles having a diameter of up to 10 microns; or (b) agglomerates of such particles.