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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Joshua D Rabinowitz, Princeton, NJ (US);
Alejandro C Zaffaroni, Atherton, CA (US);
Joshua D Rabinowitz, Princeton, NJ (US);
Alejandro C Zaffaroni, Atherton, CA (US);
Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the delivery of physiologically active compounds through an inhalation route. Specifically, it relates to aerosols containing physiologically active compounds that are used in inhalation therapy. In a method aspect of the present invention, the physiologically active compound is delivered to a patient through an inhalation route. The method comprises: a) heating a coating of a physiologically active compound, on a solid support, to form a vapor; and, b) passing air through the heated vapor to produce aerosol particles having less than 5% physiologically active compound degradation products. In a kit aspect of the present invention, a kit for delivering a physiologically active compound through an inhalation route is provided which comprises: a) a thin coating of a physiologically active compound, and b) a device for dispensing said thin coating as a condensation aerosol.