| 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)] | 27 Claims |
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1. A nasal delivery device adapted for delivery of a pharmaceutical nasal spray formulation into a nostril of a human subject, the nasal delivery device comprising:
a vial containing from about 125 μL to about 250 μL of the pharmaceutical nasal spray formulation;
a cannula;
a rubber stopper; and
a plunger,
wherein the pharmaceutical nasal spray formulation comprises
(a) from about 1% to about 10% (w/w) of epinephrine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in water;
(b) from about 0.01% to about 0.1% (w/w) of sodium bisulfite or sodium metabisulfite;
(c) chlorobutanol or chlorobutanol hemihydrate; and
(d) one or more of an absorption enhancer, a viscosity modifier, a buffering agent, an isotonicity agent,
wherein the pharmaceutical nasal 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;
wherein the rubber stopper is configured to occlude an opening of the vial, and the cannula is configured to pierce the rubber stopper when the plunger applies sufficient force to the cannula; and
wherein the nasal delivery device is configured to administer the pharmaceutical nasal spray formulation into a nostril of a human subject as one or two nasal sprays.
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