Methods for making pharmaceutical formulations comprising deagglomerated microparticles

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APP PUB NO 20040121003A1
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10324558

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Methods are provided for making a dry powder blend pharmaceutical formulation comprising (i) forming microparticles which comprise a pharmaceutical agent; (ii) providing at least one excipient in the form of particles having a volume average diameter that is greater than the volume average diameter of the microparticles; (iii) blending the microparticles with the excipient to form a powder blend; and (iv) jet milling the powder blend to deagglomerate at least a portion of any of the microparticles which have agglomerated, while substantially maintaining the size and morphology of the individual microparticles. Jet milling advantageously can eliminate the need for more complicated wet deagglomeration processes, can lower residual moisture and solvent levels in the microparticles (which leads to better stability and handling properties for dry powder formulations), and can improve wettability, suspendability, and content uniformity of dry powder blend formulations.

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ACUSPHERE INC500 ARSENEL STREET WATERTOWN MA 02472

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Altreuter, David Brookline, MA 25 845
Bernstein, Howard Cambridge, MA 141 6810
Chickering, Donald E III Framingham, MA 28 1012
Huang, Eric K Waltham, MA 10 474
Narasimhan, Sridhar Framingham, MA 24 1276
Reese, Shaina Arlington, MA 7 348
Straub, Julie A Winchester, MA 18 864

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