Title: Methods and compositions for pulmonary delivery of insulin
Abstract: Systemic delivery of insulin to a mammalian host is accomplished by inhalation of a dry powder of insulin. It has been found that dry insulin powders are rapidly absorbed through the alveolar regions of the lungs.
Patent Number: 7,521,069 Issued on 04/21/2009 to Patton, et al.
| Inventors: |
Patton; John S. (Portola Valley, CA), Foster; Linda S. (Sunnyvale, CA), Platz; Robert M. (Half Moon Bay, CA) |
| Assignee: |
Novartis AG
(Basel,
CH)
|
| Appl. No.:
|
10/612,376 |
| Filed:
|
July 1, 2003 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| | | | | |
|
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | |
| | 08668036 | Jun., 1996 | 6685967 | | |
| | 08383475 | Feb., 1995 | | | |
| | 08207472 | Mar., 1994 | | | |
|
|
| Current U.S. Class: |
424/499 ; 424/43; 424/45; 424/489; 514/3; 514/866 |
| Current International Class: |
A61K 9/14 (20060101); A61K 38/28 (20060101); A61K 9/12 (20060101) |
| Field of Search: |
424/43-46,489-502,434 514/21,2,3,866,8 128/200.14,200.18
|
References Cited [Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents