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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 08, 2010
Applicants:

Donald Costello, Bridgewater, NJ (US);

Peter Richardson, Ringoes, NJ (US);

Robert A. Baughman, Ridgefield, CT (US);

Mark T. Marino, Long Valley, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Donald Costello, Bridgewater, NJ (US);

Peter Richardson, Ringoes, NJ (US);

Robert A. Baughman, Ridgefield, CT (US);

Mark T. Marino, Long Valley, NJ (US);

Assignee:

MannKind Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/26 (2006.01); A61K 38/22 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/495 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/2278 (2013.01); A61K 9/0075 (2013.01); A61K 31/495 (2013.01); A61K 38/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for treating hyperglycemia and/or diabetes in a subject is provided. In particular, the method is directed for the treatment of patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus who have a fasting blood glucose concentration greater than about 8 mM, wherein the patient is administered a formulation comprising a GLP-1 molecule and a diketopiperazine by pulmonary inhalation with a dry powder inhalation system.


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