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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Applicants:
Michael Weikert, Belmont, CA (US);
Marc S. Gordon, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sandeep Kumar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bing Yang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Razaq Sarwar, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Weikert, Belmont, CA (US);
Marc S. Gordon, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sandeep Kumar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bing Yang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Razaq Sarwar, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nektar Therapeutics, San Carlos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 9/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides spray-dried polyene compositions for oral inhalation to the lung. The polyene antifungal compositions demonstrate superior aerosol properties, do not exhibit appreciable degradation of the polyene upon spray-drying, and are useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of both pulmonary and systemic fungal infections.