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Title:Delivery of drug esters through an inhalation route
Abstract: The present invention relates to the delivery of drug esters through an inhalation route. Specifically, it relates to aerosols containing drug esters that are used in inhalation therapy. In a method aspect of the present invention, a drug ester is delivered to a patient through an inhalation route. The method comprises: a) heating a coating of a drug ester, on a solid support, to form a vapor; and, b) passing air through the heated vapor to produce aerosol particles having less than 5% drug ester degradation product. In a kit aspect of the present invention, a kit for delivering a drug ester through an inhalation route is provided which comprises: a) a thin coating of a drug ester composition and b) a device for dispensing said thin coating as a condensation aerosol.
Inventor(s): Rabinowitz; Joshua D. (Mountain View, CA), Zaffaroni; Alejandro C. (Atherton, CA)
Assignee: Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA)
Filing Date:Jan 29, 2004
Application Number:10/768,205
Claims:1. A condensation aerosol for delivery of a drug ester, wherein the condensation aerosol is formed by heating a thin layer containing the drug ester, on a solid support, to produce a vapor of the drug ester, and condensing the vapor to form a condensation aerosol characterized by less than 10% drug ester degradation products by weight, and an MMAD of less than 5 microns.

2. The condensation aerosol according to claim 1, wherein the condensation aerosol is formed at a rate greater than 10.sup.9 particles per second.

3. The condensation aerosol according to claim 2, wherein the condensation aerosol is formed at a rate greater than 10.sup.10 particles per second.

4. A condensation aerosol for delivery of a drug ester, wherein the condensation aerosol is formed by heating a thin layer containing the drug ester, on a solid support, to produce a vapor of the drug ester, and condensing the vapor to form a condensation aerosol characterized by less than 10% drug ester degradation products by weight, and an MMAD of less than 7 5 microns, and wherein the drug ester is selected from the group consisting of an ester of 2-pentenylpenicillin, an ester of 4-amino-3-hydroxybutyric acid, an ester of acamprosate, an ester of aceclofenac, an ester of alclofenac, an ester of alminoprofen, an ester of amfenac, an ester of amoxicillin, an ester of ampicillin, an ester of amylpenicillin, an ester of apomorphine, an ester of aspirin, an ester of azidocillin, an ester of baclofen, an ester of benoxaprofen, an ester of benzylpenicillin, an ester of bermoprofen, an ester of betamethasone, an ester of bromfenac, an ester of bucloxate, an ester of bufexamac, an ester of bumadizon, an ester of butibufen, an ester of calcium N-carboamoylaspartate, an ester of carbenicillin, an ester of carbidopa, an ester of carfecillin, an ester of carindacillin, an ester of carprofen, an ester of cefazolin, an ester of cefmetazole, an ester of cefoxitin, an ester of cephacetrile, an ester of cephalexin, an ester of cephaloglycin, an ester of cephaloridine, an ester of a cephalosporin, an ester of cephalotin, an ester of a cephamycin, an ester of cepharin, an ester of cephradine, an ester of chloral betaine, an ester of chlorazepate, an ester of chlorobutin penicillin, an ester of chloroprednisone, an ester of cinchophen, an ester of cinmetacin, an ester of clidanac, an ester of clocortolone, an ester of clometacin, an ester of clometocillin, an ester of clonixin, an ester of clopriac, an ester of cloxacillin, an ester of cortisone, an ester of cyclacillin, an ester of desonide, an ester of desoximetasone, an ester of dexamethasone, an ester of diclofenac, an ester of dicloxacillin, an ester of diflunisal, an ester of difluprednate, an ester of diphenicillin, an ester of estradiol, an ester of ethanedisulfonate, an ester of etodolac, an ester of fenclozate, an ester of fenoprofen, an ester of fexofenadine, an ester of fludrocortisone, an ester of flumethasone, an ester of flunisolide, an ester of fluocortolone, an ester of fluprednisolone, an ester of flurbiprofen, an ester of flutiazin, an ester of gabapentin, an ester of heptylpenicillin, an ester of hetacillin, an ester of hydrocortisone, an ester of ibufenac, an ester of ibuprofen, an ester of indomethacin, an ester of indoprofen, an ester of ketoprofen, an ester of ketorolac, an ester of levodopa, an ester of loxoprofen, an ester of meclofenamate, an ester of meprednisone, an ester of methicillin, an ester of metampicillin, an ester of methylprednisolone, an ester of nafcillin, an ester of naproxen, an ester of oxaprozin, an ester of paramethasone, an ester of a penicillin, an ester of pirprofen, an ester of prednisolone, an ester of prednisone, an ester of pregnan-3-alpha-ol-20-one, an ester of prodolic acid, an ester of S-adenosylmethionine, an ester of salsalate, an ester of sulindac, an ester of testosterone, an ester of thioctate, an ester of tianeptine, an ester of tofenamate, an ester of tolfenamic acid, an ester of tolmetin, an ester of triamcinolone, an ester of valproate and an ester of vigabatrin.

5. The condensation aerosol according to claim 4, wherein the condensation aerosol is formed at a rate greater than 10.sup.9 particles per second.

6. The condensation aerosol according to claim 5, wherein the condensation aerosol is formed at a rate greater than 10.sup.10 particles per second.

7. A method of producing a drug ester in an aerosol form comprising: a. heating a thin layer containing the drug ester, on a solid support, to produce a vapor of the drug ester, and b. providing an air flow through the vapor to form a condensation aerosol characterized by less than 10% drug ester degradation products by weight, and an MMAD of less than 5 microns.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the condensation aerosol is formed at a rate greater than 10.sup.9 particles per second.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the condensation aerosol is formed at a rate greater than 10.sup.10 particles per second.

10. A method of producing a drug ester in an aerosol form comprising: a. heating a thin layer containing the drug ester, on a solid suport, to produce a vapor of the drug ester, and b. providing an air flow through the vapor to form a condensation aerosol characterized by less than 10% drug ester degradation products by weight, and an MMAD of less than 5 microns, wherein the drug ester is selected from the group consisting of an ester of 2-pentenylpenicillin, an ester of 4-amino-3-hydroxybutyric acid, an ester of acamprosate, an ester of aceclofenac, an ester of alclofenac, an ester of alminoprofen, an ester of amfenac, an ester of amoxicillin, an ester of ampicillin, an ester of amylpenicillin, an ester of apomorphine, an ester of aspirin, an ester of azidocillin, an ester of baclofen, an ester of benoxaprofen, an ester of benzylpenicillin, an ester of bermoprofen, an ester of betamethasone, an ester of bromfenac, an ester of bucloxate, an ester of bufexamac, an ester of bumadizon, an ester of butibufen, an ester of calcium N-carboamoylaspartate, an ester of carbenicillin, an ester of carbidopa, an ester of carfecillin, an ester of carindacillin, an ester of carprofen, an ester of cefazolin, an ester of cefmetazole, an ester of cefoxitin, an ester of cephacetrile, an ester of cephalexin, an ester of cephaloglycin, an ester of cephaloridine, an ester of a cephalosporin, an ester of cephalotin, an ester of a cephamycin, an ester of cepharin, an ester of cephradine, an ester of chloral betaine, an ester of chlorazepate, an ester of chlorobutin penicillin, an ester of chloroprednisone, an ester of cinchophen, an ester of cinmetacin, an ester of clidanac, an ester of clocortolone, an ester of clometacin, an ester of clometocillin, an ester of clonixin, an ester of clopriac, an ester of cloxacillin, an ester of cortisone, an ester of cyclacillin, an ester of desonide, an ester of desoximetasone, an ester of dexamethasone, an ester of diclofenac, an ester of dicloxacillin, an ester of diflunisal, an ester of difluprednate, an ester of diphenicillin, an ester of estradiol, an ester of ethanedisulfonate, an ester of etodolac, an ester of fenclozate, an ester of fenoprofen, an ester of fexofenadine, an ester of fludrocortisone, an ester of flumethasone, an ester of flunisolide, an ester of fluocortolone, an ester of fluprednisolone, an ester of flurbiprofen, an ester of flutiazin, an ester of gabapentin, an ester of heptylpenicillin, an ester of hetacillin, an ester of hydrocortisone, an ester of ibufenac, an ester of ibuprofen, an ester of indomethacin, an ester of indoprofen, an ester of ketoprofen, an ester of ketorolac, an ester of levodopa, an ester of loxoprofen, an ester of meclofenamate, an ester of meprednisone, an ester of methicillin, an ester of metampicillin, an ester of methylprednisolone, an ester of nafcillin, an ester of naproxen, an ester of oxaprozin, an ester of paramethasone, an ester of a penicillin, an ester of pirprofen, an ester of prednisolone, an ester of prednisone, an ester of pregnan-3-alpha-ol-20-one, an ester of prodolic acid, an ester of S-adenosylmethionine, an ester of salsalate, an ester of sulindac, an ester of testosterone, an ester of thioctate, an ester of tianeptine, an ester of tofenamate, an ester of tolfenamic acid, an ester of tolmetin, an ester of triamcinolone, an ester of valproate and an ester of vigabatrin.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the condensation aerosol is formed at a rate greater than 10.sup.9 particles per second.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the condensation aerosol is formed at a rate greater than 10.sup.10 particles per second.

13. The condensation aerosol according to claim 1, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by an MMAD of 0.1 to 5 microns.

14. The condensation aerosol according to claim 1, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by an MMAD of less than 3 microns.

15. The condensation aerosol according to claim 1, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by an MMAD of about 0.2 to about 3 microns.

16. The condensation aerosol according to claim 1, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by less than 5% drug ester degradation products by weight.

17. The condensation aerosol according to claim 16, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by less than 2.5% drug ester degradation products by weight.

18. The condensation aerosol according to claim 1, wherein the solid support is a metal foil.

19. The condensation aerosol according to claim 4, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by an MMAD of 0.1 to 5 microns.

20. The condensation aerosol according to claim 4, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by an MMAD of less than 3 microns.

21. The condensation aerosol according to claim 4, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by an MMAD of about 0.2 to about 3 microns.

22. The condensation aerosol according to claim 4, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by less than 5% drug ester degradation products by weight.

23. The condensation aerosol according to claim 22, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by less than 2.5% drug ester degradation products by weight.

24. The condensation aerosol according to claim 4, wherein the solid support is a metal foil.

25. The method according to claim 7, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by an MMAD of 0.1 to 5 microns.

26. The method according to claim 7, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by an MMAD of less than 3 microns.

27. The method according to claim 7, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by an MMAD of about 0.2 to about 3 microns.

28. The method according to claim 7, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by less than 5% drug ester degradation products by weight.

29. The method according to claim 28, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by less than 2.5% drug ester degradation products by weight.

30. The method according to claim 7, wherein the solid support is a metal foil.

31. The method according to claim 10, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by an MMAD of 0.1 to 5 microns.

32. The method according to claim 10, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by an MMAD of less than 3 microns.

33. The method according to claim 10, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by an MMAD of about 0.2 to about 3 microns.

34. The method according to claim 10, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by less than 5% drug ester degradation products by weight.

35. The method according to claim 34, wherein the condensation aerosol is characterized by less than 2.5% drug ester degradation products by weight.

36. The method according to claim 10, wherein the solid support is a metal foil.

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