| CPC A61K 31/137 (2013.01) [A61K 9/0043 (2013.01); A61K 9/0078 (2013.01); A61K 9/08 (2013.01); A61K 9/12 (2013.01); A61K 47/02 (2013.01); A61K 47/10 (2013.01); A61K 47/12 (2013.01); A61K 47/20 (2013.01); A61K 47/38 (2013.01); A61M 11/007 (2014.02); A61P 37/08 (2018.01); A61M 15/08 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3553 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A pharmaceutical spray formulation, comprising:
(a) from about 1% to about 25% (w/w) of epinephrine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in water, ethanol, propylene glycol, or a combination thereof; and
(b) an antimicrobial preservative including chlorobutanol or chlorobutanol hemihydrate and one or more of an antioxidant, an isotonicity agent, an absorption enhancer, a viscosity modifier, or a buffering agent;
wherein the formulation is configured to be administered into a nostril of a subject as a nasal spray that yields a plasma concentration of at least 0.4 ng/ml within 1 minute of administration; and
wherein the pharmaceutical spray formation has a weight ratio of the epinephrine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to the chlorobutanol or chlorobutanol hemihydrate of about 12:1 to about 30:1.
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