[EN] FORMULATIONS OF N-OXIDE PRODRUGS OF LOCAL ANESTHETICS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY INFLAMMATION ASSOCIATED WITH ASTHMA, BROCHITIS, AND COPD [FR] PROMEDICAMENTS N-OXYDE D'ANESTHESIQUES LOCAUX DESTINES AU TRAITEMENT DE L'INFLAMMATION PULMONAIRE ASSOCIEE A L'ASTHME, A LA BRONCHITE ET A LA BPCO
[EN] FORMULATIONS OF N-OXIDE PRODRUGS OF LOCAL ANESTHETICS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY INFLAMMATION ASSOCIATED WITH ASTHMA, BROCHITIS, AND COPD<br/>[FR] PROMEDICAMENTS N-OXYDE D'ANESTHESIQUES LOCAUX DESTINES AU TRAITEMENT DE L'INFLAMMATION PULMONAIRE ASSOCIEE A L'ASTHME, A LA BRONCHITE ET A LA BPCO
申请人:CORUS PHARMA
公开号:WO2005044233A1
公开(公告)日:2005-05-19
A prodrug of lidocaine and related local anesthetic composition or formulation for delivery by aerosolization is described. The formulation containing an efficacious amount of lidocaine N-oxide prodrug or local anesthetic N-oxide prodrug able to inhibit inflammation in asthmatic lungs. The N-oxide prodrug is formulated in 5 mL solution of a quarter normal saline having pH between 1.0 and 7.0. The method for treatment of respiratory tract inflammation by a formulation delivered as an aerosol having mass medium average diameter predominantly between 1 to 5 µ, produced by nebulization or dry powder inhaler, and as a single N-oxide prodrug therapeutic or in combination with β-agonists.