Combination of a bronchodilator and a steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for the treatment of respiratory disorders
Patent 5674860 Issued on October 7, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date: October 7, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
514/171, With additional active ingredient514/174, -O-C-O- is part of a hetero ring (e.g., acetonide, etc.)514/653, Hydroxy, bonded directly to carbon, attached directly or indirectly to the acyclic carbon or chain by acyclic nonionic bonding (e.g., beta hydroxy phenethylamines, etc.)514/826ASTHMA
Effective amounts of formoterol and/or a physiologically acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof and budesonide are used in combination for simultaneous, sequential or separate administration by inhalation in the treatment of an inflammatory respiratory disorder, such as asthma.
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