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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ian C. Ashurst, Ware, GB;
Ignatius Loy Britto, Cary, NC (US);
Craig Steven Herman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Li Li-Bovet, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Michael Thomas Riebe, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
SmithKline Beecham Corp., Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/12 ;
Abstract
A metered dose inhaler having part or all of its internal surfaces coated with one or more fluorocarbon polymers, optionally in combination with one or more non-fluorocarbon polymers, for dispensing an inhalation drug formulation comprising beclomethasone dipropionate or a physiologically acceptable solvate thereof, and a fluorocarbon propellant, optionally in combination with one or more other pharmacologically active agents or one or more excipients.