Delivery of antidepressants through an inhalation route

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7485285
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11451853

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The present invention relates to the delivery of antidepressants through an inhalation route. Specifically, it relates to aerosols containing an antidepressant that are used in inhalation therapy. In a method aspect of the present invention, an antidepressant is administered to a patient through an inhalation route. The method comprises: a) heating a thin layer of an antidepressant, on a solid support, form a vapor; and, b) passing air through the heated vapor to produce aerosol particles having less than 5% antidepressant degradation products. In a kit aspect of the present invention, a kit for delivering an antidepressant through an inhalation route to a mammal is provided which comprises: a) a thin coating of an antidepressant composition and b) a device for dispensing said thin coating as a condensation aerosol.

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ALEXZA PHARMACEUTICALS INCMOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

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Rabinowitz, Joshua D Princeton , US 164 11476
Zaffaroni, Alejandro C Atherton , US 109 9243

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