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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2012
Applicants:

Jeffry G. Weers, Belmont, CA (US);

Nagaraja Rao, San Leandro, CA (US);

Daniel Huang, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Danforth Miller, San Carlos, CA (US);

Thomas E. Tarara, Burlingame, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jeffry G. Weers, Belmont, CA (US);

Nagaraja Rao, San Leandro, CA (US);

Daniel Huang, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Danforth Miller, San Carlos, CA (US);

Thomas E. Tarara, Burlingame, CA (US);

Assignee:

Novartis AG, Basel, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 9/50 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61K 31/40 (2006.01); A61K 31/4704 (2006.01); A61K 31/56 (2006.01); A61K 31/58 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/50 (2013.01); A61K 9/0075 (2013.01); A61K 9/1611 (2013.01); A61K 9/1617 (2013.01); A61K 9/1623 (2013.01); A61K 9/501 (2013.01); A61K 9/5015 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61K 31/40 (2013.01); A61K 31/4704 (2013.01); A61K 31/56 (2013.01); A61K 31/58 (2013.01); A61M 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Dry powder formulations for inhalation comprising spray-dried particles and their use in the treatment of an obstructive or inflammatory airways disease. Each particle has a core of a first active ingredient in substantially crystalline form that is coated with a layer of a second active ingredient in substantially amorphous form that is dispersed in a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophobic excipient. A process for preparing such formulations is also described.


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