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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gilles Cloutier, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
James Crow, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Michael Wade, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Richard E. Parker, Spring Hill, TN (US);
James E. Loyd, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
United Therapeutics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/12 ; A61K 3/119 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/12 ; A61K 3/119 ;
Abstract
A method of delivering benzindene prostaglandins to a patient by inhalation is discussed. A benzindene prostaglandin known as UT-15 has unexpectedly superior results when administered by inhalation compared to parenterally administered UT-15 in sheep with induced pulmonary hypertension.