The present invention relates to the inhalation delivery of aerosols containing small particles. Specifically, it relates to a method of forming an aerosol for use in inhalation therapy.
Currently, there are a number of approved devices for the inhalation delivery of drugs, including dry powder inhalers, nebulizers, and pressurized metered dose inhalers. The aerosols produced by the devices, however, typically contain an excipient.
It is desirable to provide a method that can produce aerosols in the absence of excipients. The provision of such a device is an object of the present invention.
The present invention relates to the inhalation delivery of aerosols containing small particles. Specifically, it relates to a method of forming an aerosol for use in inhalation therapy.
In a method aspect of the present invention, a method of forming an aerosol for use in inhalation therapy is provided. The method involves the following steps: (a) heating a substrate coated with a composition comprising a drug at a rate greater than 1000° C./s, thereby forming an vapor; and, (b) allowing the vapor to cool, thereby forming an aerosol, which is used in inhalation therapy. Preferably, the substrate is heated at a rate greater than 2,000° C./s, 5,000° C./s, 7,500° C./s, or 10,000° C./s.
In certain cases, the substrate is heated at a rate of about 2,000° C./s.
Typically, the composition is coated on the substrate as a film that is less than 10μ thick. Preferably, the film thickness is less than 5μ, 4μ, 3μ, 2μ, or 1μ thick.
Typically, the composition is coated on the substrate as a film that is between 10μ and 10 nm in thickness. Preferably, the film thickness is between 5μ and 10 nm, 4μ and 10 nm, 3μ and 10 nm, 2μ and 10 nm, or 1μ and 10 nm in thickness.
Typically, greater than 0.1 mg of the composition is vaporized in less than 100 milliseconds from the start of heating. Preferably, 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 0.75 mg, or 1 mg of the composition is vaporized in less than 100 milliseconds from the start of heating. More preferably, the same amount of composition list above is vaporized in less than 75 milliseconds, 50 milliseconds, 25 milliseconds, or 10 milliseconds from the start of heating.
Typically, the formed aerosol is greater than 10 percent by weight of the drug. Preferably, it is greater than 20 percent by weight of the drug. More preferably, it is greater than 30 percent, 40 percent, 50 percent, 60 percent, 70 percent, 80 percent, 90 percent, 95 percent or 97 percent by weight of the drug.
Typically, the formed aerosol contains less than 10 percent by weight of drug decomposition products. Preferably, it contains less than 5 percent by weight of drug decomposition products. More preferably, it contains less than 3 percent, 2 percent or 1 percent by weight of drug decomposition products.
Typically, the drug has a decomposition index less than 0.15. Preferably, the drug has a decomposition index less than 0.10. More preferably, the drug has a decomposition index less than 0.05.
Typically, the drug of the composition is of one of the following classes: antibiotics, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, antiemetics, antihistamines, antiparkisonian drugs, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, drugs for erectile dysfunction, drugs for migraine headaches, drugs for the treatment of alcoholism, drugs for the treatment of addiction, muscle relaxants, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, opioids, other analgesics and stimulants.
Typically, where the drug is an antibiotic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: cefmetazole; cefazolin; cephalexin; cefoxitin; cephacetrile; cephaloglycin; cephaloridine; cephalosporins, such as cephalosporin C; cephalotin; cephamycins, such as cephamycin A, cephamycin B, and cephamycin C; cepharin; cephradine; ampicillin; amoxicillin; hetacillin; carfecillin; carindacillin; carbenicillin; amylpenicillin; azidocillin; benzylpenicillin; clometocillin; cloxacillin; cyclacillin; methicillin; nafcillin; 2-pentenylpenicillin; penicillins, such as penicillin N, penicillin O, penicillin S, penicillin V; chlorobutin penicillin; dicloxacillin; diphenicillin; heptylpenicillin; and metampicillin.
Typically, where the drug is an anticonvulsant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: gabapentin, tiagabine, and vigabatrin.
Typically, where the drug is an antidepressant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: amitriptyline, amoxapine, benmoxine, butriptyline, clomipramine, desipramine, dosulepin, doxepin, imipramine, kitanserin, lofepramine, medifoxamine, mianserin, maprotoline, mirtazapine, nortriptyline, protriptyline, trimipramine, viloxazine, citalopram, cotinine, duloxetine, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, milnacipran, nisoxetine, paroxetine, reboxetine, sertraline, tianeptine, acetaphenazine, binedaline, brofaromine, cericlamine, clovoxamine, iproniazid, isocarboxazid, moclobemide, phenyhydrazine, phenelzine, selegiline, sibutramine, tranylcypromine, ademetionine, adrafinil, amesergide, amisulpride, amperozide, benactyzine, bupropion, caroxazone, gepirone, idazoxan, metralindole, milnacipran, minaprine, nefazodone, nomifensine, ritanserin, roxindole, S-adenosylmethionine, tofenacin, trazodone, tryptophan, venlafaxine, and zalospirone.
Typically, where the drug is an antiemetic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: alizapride, azasetron, benzquinamide, bromopride, buclizine, chlorpromazine, cinnarizine, clebopride, cyclizine, diphenhydramine, diphenidol, dolasetron methanesulfonate, droperidol, granisetron, hyoscine, lorazepam, metoclopramide, metopimazine, ondansetron, perphenazine, promethazine, prochlorperazine, scopolamine, triethylperazine, trifluoperazine, triflupromazine, trimethobenzamide, tropisetron, domeridone, and palonosetron.
Typically, where the drug is an antihistamine, it is selected from one of the following compounds: azatadine, brompheniramine, chlorpheniramine, clemastine, cyproheptadine, dexmedetomidine, diphenhydramine, doxylamine, hydroxyzine, cetrizine, fexofenadine, loratidine, and promethazine.
Typically, where the drug is an antiparkisonian drug, it is selected one of the following compounds: amantadine, baclofen, biperiden, benztropine, orphenadrine, procyclidine, trihexyphenidyl, levodopa, carbidopa, selegiline, deprenyl, andropinirole, apomorphine, benserazide, bromocriptine, budipine, cabergoline, dihydroergokryptine, eliprodil, eptastigmine, ergoline pramipexole, galanthamine, lazabemide, lisuride, mazindol, memantine, mofegiline, pergolike, pramipexole, propentofylline, rasagiline, remacemide, spheramine, terguride, entacapone, and tolcapone.
Typically, where the drug is an antipsychotic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: acetophenazine, alizapride, amperozide, benperidol, benzquinamide, bromperidol, buramate, butaperazine, carphenazine, carpipramine, chlorpromazine, chlorprothixene, clocapramine, clomacran, clopenthixol, clospirazine, clothiapine, cyamemazine, droperidol, flupenthixol, fluphenazine, fluspirilene, haloperidol, mesoridazine, metofenazate, molindrone, penfluridol, pericyazine, perphenazine, pimozide, pipamerone, piperacetazine, pipotiazine, prochlorperazine, promazine, remoxipride, sertindole, spiperone, sulpiride, thioridazine, thiothixene, trifluperidol, triflupromazine, trifluoperazine, ziprasidone, zotepine, zuclopenthixol, amisulpride, butaclamol, clozapine, melperone, olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone.
Typically, where the drug is an anxiolytic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: mecloqualone, medetomidine, metomidate, adinazolam, chlordiazepoxide, clobenzepam, flurazepam, lorazepam, loprazolam, midazolam, alpidem, alseroxlon, amphenidone, azacyclonol, bromisovalum, buspirone, calcium N-carboamoylaspartate, captodiamine, capuride, carbcloral, carbromal, chloral betaine, enciprazine, flesinoxan, ipsapiraone, lesopitron, loxapine, methaqualone, methprylon, propanolol, tandospirone, trazadone, zopiclone, and zolpidem.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for erectile dysfunction, it is selected from one of the following compounds: cialis (IC351), sildenafil, vardenafil, apomorphine, apomorphine diacetate, phentolamine, and yohimbine.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for migraine headache, it is selected from one of the following compounds: almotriptan, alperopride, codeine, dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, eletriptan, frovatriptan, isometheptene, lidocaine, lisuride, metoclopramide, naratriptan, oxycodone, propoxyphene, rizatriptan, sumatriptan, tolfenamic acid, zolmitriptan, amitriptyline, atenolol, clonidine, cyproheptadine, diltiazem, doxepin, fluoxetine, lisinopril, methysergide, metoprolol, nadolol, nortriptyline, paroxetine, pizotifen, pizotyline, propanolol, protriptyline, sertraline, timolol, and verapamil.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for the treatment of alcoholism, it is selected from one of the following compounds: naloxone, naltrexone, and disulfuram.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for the treatment of addiction it is buprenorphine.
Typically, where the drug is a muscle relaxant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: baclofen, cyclobenzaprine, orphenadrine, quinine, and tizanidine.
Typically, where the drug is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, it is selected from one of the following compounds: aceclofenac, alminoprofen, amfenac, aminopropylon, amixetrine, benoxaprofen, bromfenac, bufexamac, carprofen, choline, salicylate, cinchophen, cinmetacin, clopriac, clometacin, diclofenac, etodolac, indoprofen, mazipredone, meclofenamate, piroxicam, pirprofen, and tolfenamate.
Typically, where the drug is an opioid, it is selected from one of the following compounds: alfentanil, allylprodine, alphaprodine, anileridine, benzylmorphine, bezitramide, buprenorphine, butorphanol, carbiphene, cipramadol, clonitazene, codeine, dextromoramide, dextropropoxyphene, diamorphine, dihydrocodeine, diphenoxylate, dipipanone, fentanyl, hydromorphone, L-alpha acetyl methadol, lofentanil, levorphanol, meperidine, methadone, meptazinol, metopon, morphine, nalbuphine, nalorphine, oxycodone, papavereturn, pethidine, pentazocine, phenazocine, remifentanil, sufentanil, and tramadol.
Typically, where the drug is an other analgesic it is selected from one of the following compounds: apazone, benzpiperylon, benzydramine, caffeine, clonixin, ethoheptazine, flupirtine, nefopam, orphenadrine, propacetamol, and propoxyphene.
Typically, where the drug is a stimulant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: amphetamine, brucine, caffeine, dexfenfluramine, dextroamphetamine, ephedrine, fenfluramine, mazindol, methyphenidate, pemoline, phentermine, and sibutramine.
In another method aspect of the present invention, a method of forming an aerosol for use in inhalation therapy is provided. The method involves the following steps: (a) heating a substrate coated with a composition comprising a drug to form a vapor, wherein the coated composition is in the form of a film less than 10μ thick; and, (b) allowing the vapor to cool, thereby forming an aerosol, which is used in inhalation therapy. Preferably, the film thickness is less than 5μ, 4μ, 3μ, 2μ, or 1μ thick.
Typically, the composition is coated on the substrate as a film that is between 10μ and 10 nm in thickness. Preferably, the film thickness is between 5μ, and 10 nm, 4μ, and 10 nm, 3μ and 10 nm, 2μ and 10 nm, or 1μ and 10 nm in thickness.
Typically, greater than 0.1 mg of the composition is vaporized in less than 100 milliseconds from the start of heating. Preferably, 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 0.75 mg, or 1 mg of the composition is vaporized in less than 100 milliseconds from the start of heating. More preferably, the same amount of composition list above is vaporized in less than 75 milliseconds, 50 milliseconds, 25 milliseconds, or 10 milliseconds from the start of heating.
Typically, the formed aerosol is greater than 10 percent by weight of the drug. Preferably, it is greater than 20 percent by weight of the drug. More preferably, it is greater than 30 percent, 40 percent, 50 percent, 60 percent, 70 percent, 80 percent, 90 percent, 95 percent or 97 percent by weight of the drug.
Typically, the formed aerosol contains less than 10 percent by weight of drug decomposition products. Preferably, it contains less than 5 percent by weight of drug decomposition products. More preferably, it contains less than 3 percent, 2 percent or 1 percent by weight of drug decomposition products.
Typically, the drug has a decomposition index less than 0.15. Preferably, the drug has a decomposition index less than 0.10. More preferably, the drug has a decomposition index less than 0.05.
Typically, the drug of the composition is of one of the following classes: antibiotics, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, antiemetics, antihistamines, antiparkisonian drugs, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, drugs for erectile dysfunction, drugs for migraine headaches, drugs for the treatment of alcoholism, drugs for the treatment of addiction, muscle relaxants, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, opioids, other analgesics and stimulants.
Typically, where the drug is an antibiotic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: cefmetazole; cefazolin; cephalexin; cefoxitin; cephacetrile; cephaloglycin; cephaloridine; cephalosporins, such as cephalosporin C; cephalotin; cephamycins, such as cephamycin A, cephamycin B, and cephamycin C; cepharin; cephradine; ampicillin; amoxicillin; hetacillin; carfecillin; carindacillin; carbenicillin; amylpenicillin; azidocillin; benzylpenicillin; clometocillin; cloxacillin; cyclacillin; methicillin; nafcillin; 2-pentenylpenicillin; penicillins, such as penicillin N, penicillin O, penicillin S, penicillin V; chlorobutin penicillin; dicloxacillin; diphenicillin; heptylpenicillin; and metampicillin.
Typically, where the drug is an anticonvulsant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: gabapentin, tiagabine, and vigabatrin.
Typically, where the drug is an antidepressant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: amitriptyline, amoxapine, benmoxine, butriptyline, clomipramine, desipramine, dosulepin, doxepin, imipramine, kitanserin, lofepramine, medifoxamine, mianserin, maprotoline, mirtazapine, nortriptyline, protriptyline, trimipramine, viloxazine, citalopram, cotinine, duloxetine, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, milnacipran, nisoxetine, paroxetine, reboxetine, sertraline, tianeptine, acetaphenazine, binedaline, brofaromine, cericlamine, clovoxamine, iproniazid, isocarboxazid, moclobemide, phenyhydrazine, phenelzine, selegiline, sibutramine, tranylcypromine, ademetionine, adrafinil, amesergide, amisulpride, amperozide, benactyzine, bupropion, caroxazone, gepirone, idazoxan, metralindole, milnacipran, minaprine, nefazodone, nomifensine, ritanserin, roxindole, S-adenosylmethionine, tofenacin, trazodone, tryptophan, venlafaxine, and zalospirone.
Typically, where the drug is an antiemetic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: alizapride, azasetron, benzquinamide, bromopride, buclizine, chlorpromazine, cinnarizine, clebopride, cyclizine, diphenhydramine, diphenidol, dolasetron methanesulfonate, droperidol, granisetron, hyoscine, lorazepam, metoclopramide, metopimazine, ondansetron, perphenazine, promethazine, prochlorperazine, scopolamine, triethylperazine, trifluoperazine, triflupromazine, trimethobenzamide, tropisetron, domeridone, and palonosetron.
Typically, where the drug is an antihistamine, it is selected from one of the following compounds: azatadine, brompheniramine, chlorpheniramine, clemastine, cyproheptadine, dexmedetomidine, diphenhydramine, doxylamine, hydroxyzine, cetrizine, fexofenadine, loratidine, and promethazine.
Typically, where the drug is an antiparkisonian drug, it is selected one of the following compounds: amantadine, baclofen, biperiden, benztropine, orphenadrine, procyclidine, trihexyphenidyl, levodopa, carbidopa, selegiline, deprenyl, andropinirole, apomorphine, benserazide, bromocriptine, budipine, cabergoline, dihydroergokryptine, eliprodil, eptastigmine, ergoline pramipexole, galanthamine, lazabemide, lisuride, mazindol, memantine, mofegiline, pergolike, pramipexole, propentofylline, rasagiline, remacemide, spheramine, terguride, entacapone, and tolcapone.
Typically, where the drug is an antipsychotic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: acetophenazine, alizapride, amperozide, benperidol, benzquinamide, bromperidol, buramate, butaperazine, carphenazine, carpipramine, chlorpromazine, chlorprothixene, clocapramine, clomacran, clopenthixol, clospirazine, clothiapine, cyamemazine, droperidol, flupenthixol, fluphenazine, fluspirilene, haloperidol, mesoridazine, metofenazate, molindrone, penfluridol, pericyazine, perphenazine, pimozide, pipamerone, piperacetazine, pipotiazine, prochlorperazine, promazine, remoxipride, sertindole, spiperone, sulpiride, thioridazine, thiothixene, trifluperidol, triflupromazine, trifluoperazine, ziprasidone, zotepine, zuclopenthixol, amisulpride, butaclamol, clozapine, melperone, olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone.
Typically, where the drug is an anxiolytic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: mecloqualone, medetomidine, metomidate, adinazolam, chlordiazepoxide, clobenzepam, flurazepam, lorazepam, loprazolam, midazolam, alpidem, alseroxlon, amphenidone, azacyclonol, bromisovalum, buspirone, calcium N-carboamoylaspartate, captodiamine, capuride, carbcloral, carbromal, chloral betaine, enciprazine, flesinoxan, ipsapiraone, lesopitron, loxapine, methaqualone, methprylon, propanolol, tandospirone, trazadone, zopiclone, and zolpidem.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for erectile dysfunction, it is selected from one of the following compounds: cialis (IC351), sildenafil, vardenafil, apomorphine, apomorphine diacetate, phentolamine, and yohimbine.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for migraine headache, it is selected from one of the following compounds: almotriptan, alperopride, codeine, dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, eletriptan, frovatriptan, isometheptene, lidocaine, lisuride, metoclopramide, naratriptan, oxycodone, propoxyphene, rizatriptan, sumatriptan, tolfenamic acid, zolmitriptan, amitriptyline, atenolol, clonidine, cyproheptadine, diltiazem, doxepin, fluoxetine, lisinopril, methysergide, metoprolol, nadolol, nortriptyline, paroxetine, pizotifen, pizotyline, propanolol, protriptyline, sertraline, timolol, and verapamil.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for the treatment of alcoholism, it is selected from one of the following compounds: naloxone, naltrexone, and disulfuram.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for the treatment of addiction it is buprenorphine.
Typically, where the drug is a muscle relaxant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: baclofen, cyclobenzaprine, orphenadrine, quinine, and tizanidine.
Typically, where the drug is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, it is selected from one of the following compounds: aceclofenac, alminoprofen, amfenac, aminopropylon, amixetrine, benoxaprofen, bromfenac, bufexamac, carprofen, choline, salicylate, cinchophen, cinmetacin, clopriac, clometacin, diclofenac, etodolac, indoprofen, mazipredone, meclofenamate, piroxicam, pirprofen, and tolfenamate.
Typically, where the drug is an opioid, it is selected from one of the following compounds: alfentanil, allylprodine, alphaprodine, anileridine, benzylmorphine, bezitramide, buprenorphine, butorphanol, carbiphene, cipramadol, clonitazene, codeine, dextromoramide, dextropropoxyphene, diamorphine, dihydrocodeine, diphenoxylate, dipipanone, fentanyl, hydromorphone, L-alpha acetyl methadol, lofentanil, levorphanol, meperidine, methadone, meptazinol, metopon, morphine, nalbuphine, nalorphine, oxycodone, papavereturn, pethidine, pentazocine, phenazocine, remifentanil, sufentanil, and tramadol.
Typically, where the drug is an other analgesic it is selected from one of the following compounds: apazone, benzpiperylon, benzydramine, caffeine, clonixin, ethoheptazine, flupirtine, nefopam, orphenadrine, propacetamol, and propoxyphene.
Typically, where the drug is a stimulant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: amphetamine, brucine, caffeine, dexfenfluramine, dextroamphetamine, ephedrine, fenfluramine, mazindol, methyphenidate, pemoline, phentermine, and sibutramine.
In another method aspect of the present invention, a method of forming an aerosol for use in inhalation therapy is provided. The method involves the following steps: (a) heating a substrate coated with a composition comprising a drug to form a vapor in less than 100 milliseconds, wherein the vapor has a mass greater than 0.1 mg; and, (b) allowing the vapor to cool, thereby forming an aerosol, which is used in inhalation therapy. Preferably, 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 0.75 mg, or 1 mg of the composition is vaporized in less than 100 milliseconds from the start of heating. More preferably, the same amount of composition list above is vaporized in less than 75 milliseconds, 50 milliseconds, 25 milliseconds, or 10 milliseconds from the start of heating.
Typically, the formed aerosol is greater than 10 percent by weight of the drug. Preferably, it is greater than 20 percent by weight of the drug. More preferably, it is greater than 30 percent, 40 percent, 50 percent, 60 percent, 70 percent, 80 percent, 90 percent, 95 percent or 97 percent by weight of the drug.
Typically, the formed aerosol contains less than 10 percent by weight of drug decomposition products. Preferably, it contains less than 5 percent by weight of drug decomposition products. More preferably, it contains less than 3 percent, 2 percent or 1 percent by weight of drug decomposition products.
Typically, the drug has a decomposition index less than 0.15. Preferably, the drug has a decomposition index less than 0.10. More preferably, the drug has a decomposition index less than 0.05.
Typically, the drug of the composition is of one of the following classes: antibiotics, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, antiemetics, antihistamines, antiparkisonian drugs, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, drugs for erectile dysfunction, drugs for migraine headaches, drugs for the treatment of alcoholism, drugs for the treatment of addiction, muscle relaxants, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, opioids, other analgesics and stimulants.
Typically, where the drug is an antibiotic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: cefmetazole; cefazolin; cephalexin; cefoxitin; cephacetrile; cephaloglycin; cephaloridine; cephalosporins, such as cephalosporin C; cephalotin; cephamycins, such as cephamycin A, cephamycin B, and cephamycin C; cepharin; cephradine; ampicillin; amoxicillin; hetacillin; carfecillin; carindacillin; carbenicillin; amylpenicillin; azidocillin; benzylpenicillin; clometocillin; cloxacillin; cyclacillin; methicillin; nafcillin; 2-pentenylpenicillin; penicillins, such as penicillin N, penicillin O, penicillin S, penicillin V; chlorobutin penicillin; dicloxacillin; diphenicillin; heptylpenicillin; and metampicillin.
Typically, where the drug is an anticonvulsant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: gabapentin, tiagabine, and vigabatrin.
Typically, where the drug is an antidepressant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: amitriptyline, amoxapine, benmoxine, butriptyline, clomipramine, desipramine, dosulepin, doxepin, imipramine, kitanserin, lofepramine, medifoxamine, mianserin, maprotoline, mirtazapine, nortriptyline, protriptyline, trimipramine, viloxazine, citalopram, cotinine, duloxetine, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, milnacipran, nisoxetine, paroxetine, reboxetine, sertraline, tianeptine, acetaphenazine, binedaline, brofaromine, cericlamine, clovoxamine, iproniazid, isocarboxazid, moclobemide, phenyhydrazine, phenelzine, selegiline, sibutramine, tranylcypromine, ademetionine, adrafinil, amesergide, amisulpride, amperozide, benactyzine, bupropion, caroxazone, gepirone, idazoxan, metralindole, milnacipran, minaprine, nefazodone, nomifensine, ritanserin, roxindole, S-adenosylmethionine, tofenacin, trazodone, tryptophan, venlafaxine, and zalospirone.
Typically, where the drug is an antiemetic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: alizapride, azasetron, benzquinamide, bromopride, buclizine, chlorpromazine, cinnarizine, clebopride, cyclizine, diphenhydramine, diphenidol, dolasetron methanesulfonate, droperidol, granisetron, hyoscine, lorazepam, metoclopramide, metopimazine, ondansetron, perphenazine, promethazine, prochlorperazine, scopolamine, triethylperazine, trifluoperazine, triflupromazine, trimethobenzamide, tropisetron, domeridone, and palonosetron.
Typically, where the drug is an antihistamine, it is selected from one of the following compounds: azatadine, brompheniramine, chlorpheniramine, clemastine, cyproheptadine, dexmedetomidine, diphenhydramine, doxylamine, hydroxyzine, cetrizine, fexofenadine, loratidine, and promethazine.
Typically, where the drug is an antiparkisonian drug, it is selected one of the following compounds: amantadine, baclofen, biperiden, benztropine, orphenadrine, procyclidine, trihexyphenidyl, levodopa, carbidopa, selegiline, deprenyl, andropinirole, apomorphine, benserazide, bromocriptine, budipine, cabergoline, dihydroergokryptine, eliprodil, eptastigmine, ergoline pramipexole, galanthamine, lazabemide, lisuride, mazindol, memantine, mofegiline, pergolike, pramipexole, propentofylline, rasagiline, remacemide, spheramine, terguride, entacapone, and tolcapone.
Typically, where the drug is an antipsychotic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: acetophenazine, alizapride, amperozide, benperidol, benzquinamide, bromperidol, buramate, butaperazine, carphenazine, carpipramine, chlorpromazine, chlorprothixene, clocapramine, clomacran, clopenthixol, clospirazine, clothiapine, cyamemazine, droperidol, flupenthixol, fluphenazine, fluspirilene, haloperidol, mesoridazine, metofenazate, molindrone, penfluridol, pericyazine, perphenazine, pimozide, pipamerone, piperacetazine, pipotiazine, prochlorperazine, promazine, remoxipride, sertindole, spiperone, sulpiride, thioridazine, thiothixene, trifluperidol, triflupromazine, trifluoperazine, ziprasidone, zotepine, zuclopenthixol, amisulpride, butaclamol, clozapine, melperone, olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone.
Typically, where the drug is an anxiolytic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: mecloqualone, medetomidine, metomidate, adinazolam, chlordiazepoxide, clobenzepam, flurazepam, lorazepam, loprazolam, midazolam, alpidem, alseroxlon, amphenidone, azacyclonol, bromisovalum, buspirone, calcium N-carboamoylaspartate, captodiamine, capuride, carbcloral, carbromal, chloral betaine, enciprazine, flesinoxan, ipsapiraone, lesopitron, loxapine, methaqualone, methprylon, propanolol, tandospirone, trazadone, zopiclone, and zolpidem.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for erectile dysfunction, it is selected from one of the following compounds: cialis (IC351), sildenafil, vardenafil, apomorphine, apomorphine diacetate, phentolamine, and yohimbine.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for migraine headache, it is selected from one of the following compounds: almotriptan, alperopride, codeine, dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, eletriptan, frovatriptan, isometheptene, lidocaine, lisuride, metoclopramide, naratriptan, oxycodone, propoxyphene, rizatriptan, sumatriptan, tolfenamic acid, zolmitriptan, amitriptyline, atenolol, clonidine, cyproheptadine, diltiazem, doxepin, fluoxetine, lisinopril, methysergide, metoprolol, nadolol, nortriptyline, paroxetine, pizotifen, pizotyline, propanolol, protriptyline, sertraline, timolol, and verapamil.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for the treatment of alcoholism, it is selected from one of the following compounds: naloxone, naltrexone, and disulfuram.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for the treatment of addiction it is buprenorphine.
Typically, where the drug is a muscle relaxant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: baclofen, cyclobenzaprine, orphenadrine, quinine, and tizanidine.
Typically, where the drug is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, it is selected from one of the following compounds: aceclofenac, alminoprofen, amfenac, aminopropylon, amixetrine, benoxaprofen, bromfenac, bufexamac, carprofen, choline, salicylate, cinchophen, cinmetacin, clopriac, clometacin, diclofenac, etodolac, indoprofen, mazipredone, meclofenamate, piroxicam, pirprofen, and tolfenamate.
Typically, where the drug is an opioid, it is selected from one of the following compounds: alfentanil, allylprodine, alphaprodine, anileridine, benzylmorphine, bezitramide, buprenorphine, butorphanol, carbiphene, cipramadol, clonitazene, codeine, dextromoramide, dextropropoxyphene, diamorphine, dihydrocodeine, diphenoxylate, dipipanone, fentanyl, hydromorphone, L-alpha acetyl methadol, lofentanil, levorphanol, meperidine, methadone, meptazinol, metopon, morphine, nalbuphine, nalorphine, oxycodone, papavereturn, pethidine, pentazocine, phenazocine, remifentanil, sufentanil, and tramadol.
Typically, where the drug is an other analgesic it is selected from one of the following compounds: apazone, benzpiperylon, benzydramine, caffeine, clonixin, ethoheptazine, flupirtine, nefopam, orphenadrine, propacetamol, and propoxyphene.
Typically, where the drug is a stimulant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: amphetamine, brucine, caffeine, dexfenfluramine, dextroamphetamine, ephedrine, fenfluramine, mazindol, methyphenidate, pemoline, phentermine, and sibutramine.
Further features and advantages will become apparent from the following description of various examples of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:
“Aerodynamic diameter” of a given particle refers to the diameter of a spherical droplet with a density of 1 g/mL (the density of water) that has the same settling velocity as the given particle.
“Aerosol” refers to a suspension of solid or liquid particles in a gas.
“Decomposition index” refers to a number derived from an assay described in Example 9. The number is determined by subtracting the percent purity of the generated aerosol from 1.
“Drug” refers to any chemical compound that is used in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or cure of disease, for the relief of pain, or to control or improve any physiological or pathological disorder in humans or animals. Such compounds are oftentimes listed in the Physician's Desk Reference (Medical Economics Company, Inc. at Montvale, N.J., 56th edition, 2002), which is herein incorporated by reference.
Exemplary drugs include the following: cannabanoid extracts from cannabis, THC, ketorolac, fentanyl, morphine, testosterone, ibuprofen, codeine, nicotine, Vitamin A, Vitamin E acetate, Vitamin E, nitroglycerin, pilocarpine, mescaline, testosterone enanthate, menthol, phencaramkde, methsuximide, eptastigmine, promethazine, procaine, retinol, lidocaine, trimeprazine, isosorbide dinitrate, timolol, methyprylon, etamiphyllin, propoxyphene, salmetrol, vitamin E succinate, methadone, oxprenolol, isoproterenol bitartrate, etaqualone, Vitamin D3, ethambutol, ritodrine, omoconazole, cocaine, lomustine, ketamine, ketoprofen, cilazaprol, propranolol, sufentanil, metaproterenol, prentoxapylline, testosterone proprionate, valproic acid, acebutolol, terbutaline, diazepam, topiramate, pentobarbital, alfentanil HCl, papaverine, nicergoline, fluconazole, zafirlukast, testosterone acetate, droperidol, atenolol, metoclopramide, enalapril, albuterol, ketotifen, isoproterenol, amiodarone HCl, zileuton, midazolam, oxycodone, cilostazol, propofol, nabilone, gabapentin, famotidine, lorezepam, naltrexone, acetaminophen, sumatriptan, bitolterol, nifedipine, Phenobarbital, phentolamine, 13-cis retinoic acid, droprenilamin HCl, amlodipine, caffeine, zopiclone, tramadol HCl, pirbuterol naloxone, meperidine HCl, trimethobenzamide, nalmefene, scopolamine, sildenafil, carbamazepine, procaterol HCl, methysergide, glutathione, olanzapine, zolpidem, levorphanol, buspirone and mixtures thereof.
Typically, the drug of the composition is of one of the following classes: antibiotics, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, antiemetics, antihistamines, antiparkisonian drugs, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, drugs for erectile dysfunction, drugs for migraine headaches, drugs for the treatment of alcoholism, drugs for the treatment of addiction, muscle relaxants, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, opioids, other analgesics, cannabanoids, and stimulants.
Typically, where the drug is an antibiotic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: cefmetazole; cefazolin; cephalexin; cefoxitin; cephacetrile; cephaloglycin; cephaloridine; cephalosporins, such as cephalosporin C; cephalotin; cephamycins, such as cephamycin A, cephamycin B, and cephamycin C; cepharin; cephradine; ampicillin; amoxicillin; hetacillin; carfecillin; carindacillin; carbenicillin; amylpenicillin; azidocillin; benzylpenicillin; clometocillin; cloxacillin; cyclacillin; methicillin; nafcillin; 2-pentenylpenicillin; penicillins, such as penicillin N, penicillin O, penicillin S, penicillin V; chlorobutin penicillin; dicloxacillin; diphenicillin; heptylpenicillin; and metampicillin.
Typically, where the drug is an anticonvulsant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: gabapentin, tiagabine, and vigabatrin.
Typically, where the drug is an antidepressant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: amitriptyline, amoxapine, benmoxine, butriptyline, clomipramine, desipramine, dosulepin, doxepin, imipramine, kitanserin, lofepramine, medifoxamine, mianserin, maprotoline, mirtazapine, nortriptyline, protriptyline, trimipramine, viloxazine, citalopram, cotinine, duloxetine, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, milnacipran, nisoxetine, paroxetine, reboxetine, sertraline, tianeptine, acetaphenazine, binedaline, brofaromine, cericlamine, clovoxamine, iproniazid, isocarboxazid, moclobemide, phenyhydrazine, phenelzine, selegiline, sibutramine, tranylcypromine, ademetionine, adrafinil, amesergide, amisulpride, amperozide, benactyzine, bupropion, caroxazone, gepirone, idazoxan, metralindole, milnacipran, minaprine, nefazodone, nomifensine, ritanserin, roxindole, S-adenosylmethionine, tofenacin, trazodone, tryptophan, venlafaxine, and zalospirone.
Typically, where the drug is an antiemetic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: alizapride, azasetron, benzquinamide, bromopride, buclizine, chlorpromazine, cinnarizine, clebopride, cyclizine, diphenhydramine, diphenidol, dolasetron methanesulfonate, dronabinol, droperidol, granisetron, hyoscine, lorazepam, metoclopramide, metopimazine, ondansetron, perphenazine, promethazine, prochlorperazine, scopolamine, triethylperazine, trifluoperazine, triflupromazine, trimethobenzamide, tropisetron, domeridone, and palonosetron.
Typically, where the drug is an antihistamine, it is selected from one of the following compounds: azatadine, brompheniramine, chlorpheniramine, clemastine, cyproheptadine, dexmedetomidine, diphenhydramine, doxylamine, hydroxyzine, cetrizine, fexofenadine, loratidine, and promethazine.
Typically, where the drug is an antiparkisonian drug, it is selected one of the following compounds: amantadine, baclofen, biperiden, benztropine, orphenadrine, procyclidine, trihexyphenidyl, levodopa, carbidopa, selegiline, deprenyl, andropinirole, apomorphine, benserazide, bromocriptine, budipine, cabergoline, dihydroergokryptine, eliprodil, eptastigmine, ergoline pramipexole, galanthamine, lazabemide, lisuride, mazindol, memantine, mofegiline, pergolike, pramipexole, propentofylline, rasagiline, remacemide, spheramine, terguride, entacapone, and tolcapone.
Typically, where the drug is an antipsychotic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: acetophenazine, alizapride, amperozide, benperidol, benzquinamide, bromperidol, buramate, butaperazine, carphenazine, carpipramine, chlorpromazine, chlorprothixene, clocapramine, clomacran, clopenthixol, clospirazine, clothiapine, cyamemazine, droperidol, flupenthixol, fluphenazine, fluspirilene, haloperidol, mesoridazine, metofenazate, molindrone, penfluridol, pericyazine, perphenazine, pimozide, pipamerone, piperacetazine, pipotiazine, prochlorperazine, promazine, remoxipride, sertindole, spiperone, sulpiride, thioridazine, thiothixene, trifluperidol, triflupromazine, trifluoperazine, ziprasidone, zotepine, zuclopenthixol, amisulpride, butaclamol, clozapine, melperone, olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone.
Typically, where the drug is an anxiolytic, it is selected from one of the following compounds: mecloqualone, medetomidine, metomidate, adinazolam, chlordiazepoxide, clobenzepam, flurazepam, lorazepam, loprazolam, midazolam, alpidem, alseroxlon, amphenidone, azacyclonol, bromisovalum, buspirone, calcium N-carboamoylaspartate, captodiamine, capuride, carbcloral, carbromal, chloral betaine, enciprazine, flesinoxan, ipsapiraone, lesopitron, loxapine, methaqualone, methprylon, propanolol, tandospirone, trazadone, zopiclone, and zolpidem.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for erectile dysfunction, it is selected from one of the following compounds: cialis (IC351), sildenafil, vardenafil, apomorphine, apomorphine diacetate, phentolamine, and yohimbine.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for migraine headache, it is selected from one of the following compounds: almotriptan, alperopride, codeine, dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, eletriptan, frovatriptan, isometheptene, lidocaine, lisuride, metoclopramide, naratriptan, oxycodone, propoxyphene, rizatriptan, sumatriptan, tolfenamic acid, zolmitriptan, amitriptyline, atenolol, clonidine, cyproheptadine, diltiazem, doxepin, fluoxetine, lisinopril, methysergide, metoprolol, nadolol, nortriptyline, paroxetine, pizotifen, pizotyline, propanolol, protriptyline, sertraline, timolol, and verapamil.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for the treatment of alcoholism, it is selected from one of the following compounds: naloxone, naltrexone, and disulfuram.
Typically, where the drug is a drug for the treatment of addiction it is buprenorphine.
Typically, where the drug is a muscle relaxant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: baclofen, cyclobenzaprine, orphenadrine, quinine, and tizanidine.
Typically, where the drug is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, it is selected from one of the following compounds: aceclofenac, alminoprofen, amfenac, aminopropylon, amixetrine, benoxaprofen, bromfenac, bufexamac, carprofen, choline, salicylate, cinchophen, cinmetacin, clopriac, clometacin, diclofenac, etodolac, indoprofen, mazipredone, meclofenamate, piroxicam, pirprofen, and tolfenamate.
Typically, where the drug is an opioid, it is selected from one of the following compounds: alfentanil, allylprodine, alphaprodine, anileridine, benzylmorphine, bezitramide, buprenorphine, butorphanol, carbiphene, cipramadol, clonitazene, codeine, dextromoramide, dextropropoxyphene, diamorphine, dihydrocodeine, diphenoxylate, dipipanone, fentanyl, hydromorphone, L-alpha acetyl methadol, lofentanil, levorphanol, meperidine, methadone, meptazinol, metopon, morphine, nalbuphine, nalorphine, oxycodone, papavereturn, pethidine, pentazocine, phenazocine, remifentanil, sufentanil, and tramadol.
Typically, where the drug is an other analgesic it is selected from one of the following compounds: apazone, benzpiperylon, benzydramine, caffeine, clonixin, ethoheptazine, flupirtine, nefopam, orphenadrine, propacetamol, and propoxyphene.
Typically, where the drug is a cannabanoid, it is tetrahydrocannabinol (e.g., delta-8 or delta-9).
Typically, where the drug is a stimulant, it is selected from one of the following compounds: amphetamine, brucine, caffeine, dexfenfluramine, dextroamphetamine, ephedrine, fenfluramine, mazindol, methyphenidate, pemoline, phentermine, and sibutramine.
“Drug degradation product” refers to a compound resulting from a chemical modification of a drug. The modification, for example, can be the result of a thermally or photochemically induced reaction. Such reactions include, without limitation, oxidation and hydrolysis.
“Mass median aerodynamic diameter” or “MMAD” of an aerosol refers to the aerodynamic diameter for which half the particulate mass of the aerosol is contributed by particles with an aerodynamic diameter larger than the MMAD and half by particles with an aerodynamic diameter smaller than the MMAD.
“Stable aerosol” refers to an aerosol where the MMAD of its constituent particles does not vary by more than 50% over a set period of time. For example, an aerosol with an MMAD of 100 nm is stable over 1 s, if at a time 1 second later it has an MMAD between 50 nm and 150 nm. Preferably, the MMAD does not vary by more than 25% over a set period of time. More preferably, the MMAD does not vary by more than 20%, 15%, 10% or 5% over time.
Aerosolization Device
Example 1 is described in terms of an in vivo dog experiment. The example, however, is easily modified to suit human inhalation primarily through increasing airflow through it.
Referring to
Connection between device 1 and the I/O board is accomplished with a cable (e.g., DB25, not shown). A standard power supply (e.g., Condor F15-15-A+ not shown) delivers power to device 1. Inhalation controller 30 is used to control the rate and volume of inhalation through device 1 into an anesthetized dog through an endotracheal tube 34. Controller 30 has a programmable breath hold delay, at the end of which, exhaust valve 40 in exhaust line 42 opens and the dog is allowed to exhale. Filter 50 in line 42 measures the amount of exhaust and its composition to monitor any exhaled drug. The source air through inlet line 54, inlet valve 58, flow meter 4 and inlet orifice 59 is from a compressed air cylinder (not shown).
Now referring to
Sub-assembly 80, shown in
Foil 64 functions as both a substrate for the drug to be delivered to the subject and the heating element for the vaporization of the drug. Heating element 64 is heated primarily by eddy currents induced by an alternating magnetic field. The alternating magnetic field is produced in ferrite toroid 90 (e.g., from Fair-Rite Company) with slit 94 (e.g., 0.10 in. wide), which was wrapped with coil 98 of copper magnet wire. When an alternating current is passed through coil 98, an alternating magnetic field is produced in ferrite toroid 90. A magnetic field fills the gap formed by slit 94 and magnetic field fringe lines 100, shown in
The location and geometry of the eddy currents determine where foil 64 will be heated. Since magnetic field fringe lines 100 pass through foil 64 twice, once leaving ferrite toroid 90 and once returning, two rings of current are produced, and in opposite directions. One of the rings is formed around magnetic field lines 100 that leave toroid 90 and the other ring forms around magnetic field lines 100 that return toroid 90. The rings of current overlap directly over the center of slit 94. Since they were in opposite directions, they sum together. The greatest heating effect is therefore produced over the center of slit 94.
Slide 78 and its contents are housed in airway 102 made up of upper airway section 104 and lower airway section 108 shown in
Additionally, a pyrometer at the end of TC2 line 130 is located within airway 102 and is used to measure the temperature of foil 64. Because of the specific geometry of the example shown in
In a preferred example of the experimental device, removable block 140, mounted on upper airway section 104, restricts a cross-sectional area of airway 102 and provides a specific mixing geometry therein. In this preferred example, airway 140 lowers the roof of upper airway section 104 (e.g., to within 0.04 inch of) with respect to foil 64. Additionally, block 140 contains baffles (e.g., 31 steel rods 0.04 in. in diameter, not shown). The rods are oriented perpendicular to the foil and extend from the top of upper airway section 104 to within a small distance of the foil (e.g., 0.004 in.). The rods are placed in a staggered pattern and have sharp, squared off ends, which cause turbulence as air passes around them. This turbulence assures complete mixing of vaporized compounds with air passing through the device.
A second example (150) of an aerosolization device of the present invention, in which the cross-sectional area is also restricted along the gas/vapor mixing area, will be described in reference to
Block 140 is located directly over heating zone 70 and creates a heating/vaporization/mixing zone. Prior to commencing aerosol generation, slide 78 is in the downstream position. Slide 78, with its contents, is then drawn upstream into this heating/vaporization/mixing zone 70 as energy is applied to foil 64 through the inductive heater system described in detail below.
The device of the present invention is optionally equipped with an annunciating device. One of the many functions for the annunciating device is to alert the operator of the device that a compound is not being vaporized or is being improperly vaporized. The annunciating device can also be used to alert the operator that the gas flow rate is outside a desired range.
The induction drive circuit 190 shown in
A second example (150) of an aerosolization device of the present invention, in which the cross-sectional area is also restricted along the gas/vapor mixing area, will be described in reference to
A fourth example (300) of an aerosolization device of the present invention will be described in reference to
A fifth example 400 of an aerosolization device of the present invention will be described in reference to
A sixth example 500 of an aerosolization device of the present invention will be described in reference to
A seventh example (600) of an aerosolization device of the present invention will be described in reference to
An eighth example 700 of an aerosolization device of the present invention will be described in reference to
A ninth example 800 of an aerosolization device of the present invention will be described in reference to
A tenth example 900 of an aerosolization device of the present invention will be described in reference to
General Considerations
The device of the present invention utilizes a flow of gas (e.g., air) across the surface of a compound (60) to sweep away vaporized molecules. This process drives vaporization as opposed to condensation and therefore enables aerosol formation at relatively moderate temperatures. Nicotine (1 mg, by 247° C./745 mm), for example, vaporized in less than 2 s at about 130° C. in a device of the present invention. Similarly, fentanyl (bp>300° C./760 mm) was vaporized around 190° C. in quantities up to 2 mg.
Purity of an aerosol produced using a device of the present invention is enhanced by limiting the time at which a compound (60) is exposed to elevated temperatures. This is accomplished by rapidly heating a thin film of the compound to vaporize it. The vapors are then immediately cooled upon entry into a carrier gas stream.
Typically, compound 60 is subjected to a temperature rise of at least 1,000° C./second. In certain cases, the compound is subjected to a temperature rise of at least 2,000° C./second, 5,000° C./second, 7,500° C. or 10,000° C./second. A rapid temperature rise within the compound is facilitated when it is coated as a thin film (e.g., less than 10μ, 5μ, 4μ, 3μ, 2μ, or 1μ in thickness). The compound is oftentimes coated as a film between 10μ and 10 nm, 5μ and 10 nm, 4μ and 10 nm, 3μ and 10 nm, 2μ and 10 nm, or even 1μ to 10 nm in thickness.
Rapid temperature rises and thin coatings ensure that compounds are substantially vaporized in a short time. Typically, greater than 0.1 mg, 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 0.75 mg or 1 mg of a compound is vaporized in less than 100 milliseconds from the start of heating. Oftentimes, the same amount of compound is vaporized in less than 75 milliseconds, 50 milliseconds, 25 milliseconds, or 10 milliseconds from the start of heating.
Examples of compounds that have benefited from rapid heating in a device of the present invention include lipophilic substance #87 and fentanyl. Lipophilic substance #87 decomposed by more than 90% when heated at 425° C. for 5 minutes, but only 20% when the temperature was lowered to 350° C. Decomposition of the substance was further lowered to about 12% when the heating time was decreased to 30 seconds and to less than 2% at 10-50 milliseconds. A fentanyl sample decomposed entirely when heated to 200° C. for 30 seconds, and only 15-30% decomposed when heated for 10 milliseconds. Vaporizing fentanyl in device 1 led to less than 0.1% decomposition.
In creating an aerosol of a particular particle size, the ratio of mass of vaporized compound to the volume of the mixing gas is the controlling condition. By changing this ratio, the particle size can be manipulated (see
In order to simplify the approach used to predict the resulting particle size, the following assumptions were made:
1. The compound is non polar (or has a weak polarity).
2. The compound is hydrophobic or hydrophilic with a mixing gas that is dry.
3. The resultant aerosol is at or close to standard temperature and pressure.
4. The coagulation coefficient is constant over the particle size range and therefore the number concentration that predicts the stability of the particle size is constant.
Consequently, the following variables are taken into consideration in predicting the resulting particle size:
1. The amount (in grams) of compound vaporized.
2. The volume of gas (in cc's) that the vaporized compound is mixed into.
3. The “stable” number concentration in number of particles/cc.
4. The geometric standard deviation (GSD) of the aerosol.
Where the GSD is 1, all of the particle sizes are the same size and therefore the calculation of particle size becomes a matter of dividing a compound's mass into the number of particles given by the number concentration and from there calculating the particle size diameter using the density of the compound. The problem becomes different, though, if the GSD is other than 1. As an aerosol changes from a GSD of 1 to a GSD of 1.35, the mass median diameter (MMD) will increase. MMD is the point of equilibrium where an equal mass of material exists in smaller diameter particles as exists in larger diameter particles. Since total mass is not changing as the GSD changes, and since there are large and small particles, the MMD must become larger as the GSD increases because the mass of a particle goes up as the cube of its diameter. Therefore larger particles, in effect, carry more weight and the MMD becomes larger to “balance” out the masses.
To determine the effect of a changing GSD, one can start with the formula for the mass per unit volume of an aerosol given a known MMD, GSD, density, and number concentration. The formula is from Finlay's “The Mechanics of Inhaled Pharmaceutical Aerosols” (2001, Academic press). Formula 2.39 states that the mass per unit volume of an aerosol is:
M=(ρNπ/6)(MMD)3exp[−9/2(ln σg)2]
Where:
ρ=density in gm/cc
N=Number concentration in particles/cc
MMD=mass median diameter (in cm)
σg=the GSD
M=the mass per unit volume of the aerosol in gms/cc
If the change in the MMD is considered as an aerosol changes from one GSD to another, while the density, number concentration, and the mass remain unchanged the following equality can be set up:
pNπ/6(MMD1)3exp[−9/2(ln σg1)2]=pNπ/6(MMD2)3exp[−9/2(ln σg2)2]
simplifying:
(MMD1)3exp[−9/2(ln σg1)2]=(MMD2)3exp[−9/2(ln σg2)2]
Or
(MMD1)3/(MMD2)3=exp[−9/2(ln σg2)2]/exp[−9/2(ln σg1)2]
If one sets the GSD of case 1 to 1.0 then:
exp[−9/2(ln σg1)2=1
And therefore:
(MMD1/MMD2)3=exp[−9/2(ln σg2)2]
Or:
MMD1/MMD2=exp[−3/2(ln σg2)2]
It is advantageous to calculate the change in the MMD as the GSD changes. Solving for MMD2 as a function of MMD1 and the new GSD2 yields:
MMD2=MMD1/exp[−3/2(ln σg2)2] for a σg1=1
To calculate MMD 1, divide the compound's mass into the number of particles and then, calculate its diameter using the density of the compound.
MMD1=(6C/pNV)1/3 for an aerosol with a GSD of 1
Where:
Insertion of MMD 1 into the above equation leads to:
MMD2=(6C/pNVπ)1/3[exp[−3/2(ln σg2)2], measured in centimeters.
A resultant MMD can be calculated from the number concentration, the mass of the compound, the compound density, the volume of the mixing gas, and the GSD of the aerosol.
The required vaporization rate depends on the particle size one wishes to create. If the particle size is in the 10 nm to 100 nm range, then the compound, once vaporized, must be mixed, in most cases, into the largest possible volume of air. This volume of air is determined from lung physiology and can be assumed to have a reasonable upper limit of 2 liters. If the volume of air is limited to below 2 liters (e.g., 500 cc), too large a particle will result unless the dose is exceedingly small (e.g., less than 50 μg).
In the 10 nm to 100 nm range, doses of 1-2 mg are possible. If this dose is mixed into 2 liters of air, which will be inhaled in 1-2 seconds, the required, desired vaporization rate is in the range of about 0.5 to about 2 mg/second.
The first example of the present invention is shown in
In the second example of the present invention shown in
In the fourth example of the present invention shown in
The fifth example shown in
In the sixth example shown in
The eighth example shown in
The ninth example shown in
The examples above can create aerosols without significant drug decomposition. This is accomplished while maintaining a required vaporization rate for particle size control by employing a short duration heating cycle. An airflow over the surface of the compound is established such that when the compound is heated and reaches the temperature where vaporization is first possible, the resulting compound vapors will immediately cool in the air. In the preferred examples, this is accomplished by extending the increased velocity and mixing region over an area that is larger than the heating zone region. As a result, precise control of temperature is not necessary since the compound vaporizes the instant its vaporization temperature is reached. Additionally because mixing is also present at the point of vaporization, cooling is accomplished quickly upon vaporization.
Application of the present invention to human inhalation drug delivery must accommodate constraints of the human body and breathing physiology. Many studies of particle deposition in the lung have been conducted in the fields of public health, environmental toxicology and radiation safety. Most of the models and the in vivo data collected from those studies, relate to the exposure of people to aerosols homogeneously distributed in the air that they breathe, where the subject does nothing actively to minimize or maximize particle deposition in the lung. The International Commission On Radiological Protection (ICRP) models are examples of this. (See James A C, Stahlhofen W, Rudolph G, Egan M J, Nixon W, Gehr P, Briant J K, The respiratory tract deposition model proposed by the ICRP Task Group, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 1991; vol. 38: pgs. 157-168).
However, in the field of aerosol drug delivery, a patient is directed to breathe in a way that maximizes deposition of the drug in the lung. This kind of breathing usually involves a full exhalation, followed by a deep inhalation sometimes at a prescribed inhalation flow rate range, e.g., about 10 to about 150 liters/minute, followed by a breath hold of several seconds. In addition, ideally, the aerosol is not uniformly distributed in the air being inhaled, but is loaded into the early part of the breath as a bolus of aerosol, followed by a volume of clean air so that the aerosol is drawn into the alveoli and flushed out of the conductive airways, bronchi and trachea by the volume of clean air that follows. A typical deep adult human breath has a volume of about 2 to 5 liters. In order to ensure consistent delivery in the whole population of adult patients, delivery of the drug bolus should be completed in the first 1-1½ liters or so of inhaled air.
As a result of the constraints of human inhalation drug delivery, a compound should be vaporized in a minimum amount of time, preferably no greater than 1 to 2 seconds. As discussed earlier, it is also advantageous, to keep the temperature of vaporization at a minimum. In order for a compound to be vaporized in 2 seconds or less and for the temperature to be kept at a minimum, rapid air movement, in the range of about 10 to about 120 liters/minute, should flow across the surface of the compound.
The following parameters are optimal in using a device of the present invention, due to human lung physiology, the physics of particle growth, and the physical chemistry of the desirable compounds:
(1) The compound should to be vaporized over approximately 1 to 2 seconds for creation of particles in the ultra fine range.
(2) The compound should to be raised to the vaporization temperature as rapidly as possible.
(3) The compound, once vaporized, should be cooled as quickly as possible.
(4) The compound should be raised to the maximum temperature for a minimum duration of time to minimize decomposition.
(5) The air or other gas should be moved rapidly across the surface of the compound to achieve the maximum rate of vaporization.
(6) The heating of the air or other gas should be kept to a minimum, i.e., an increase of temperature of no greater than about 15° C. above ambient.
(7) The compound should be mixed into the air or other gas at a consistent rate to have a consistent and repeatable particle size.
(8) As the gas speed increases across the compound being vaporized, the cross sectional area through the device should decrease. Furthermore, as the surface area of the compound increases the heating of the gas increases.
The parameters of the design for one of the examples shown in
In the example noted directly above, the compound is laid down on a thin metallic foil. In one of the examples set forth below, stainless steel (alloy of 302, 304, or 316) was used in which the surface was treated to produce a rough texture. Other foil materials can be used, but it is important that the surface and texture of the material is such that it is “wetted” by the compound when the compound is in its liquid phase, otherwise it is possible for the liquid compound to “ball” up which would defeat the design of the device and significantly change the volatilizing parameters. If the liquid compound “balls” up, the compound can be blown into and picked up by the airflow without ever vaporizing. This leads to delivery of a particle size that is uncontrolled and undesirable.
Stainless steel has advantages over materials like aluminum because it has a lower thermal conductivity value, without an appreciable increase in thermal mass. Low thermal conductivity is helpful because heat generated by the process needs to remain in the immediate area of interest.
The following examples further illustrate the method and various examples of the present invention. These examples are for illustrative purposes and are not meant to limit the scope of the claims in any way.
In this example, example 1, was designed to deliver an experimental dose of fentanyl between 20 μg and 500 μg, in a range of ultra fine particle sizes, in about 800 cc of air to a 10 kg dog. The lung volume of each dog under experimentation was approximately 600-700 cc and the device was designed to deliver the compound to the lung in the first half of the inhalation. Because of the value of these parameters, device 1 in this experiment can be considered a ¼ scale device for administering a dose to a human. It is believed that scaling the device to work for human subjects involves mainly increasing the airflow through the device. The time frame of the introduction of the compound into the heating/vaporization/mixing zone was set such that the compound vaporized into a volume of air that was suitable for both the volume required by dog lung anatomy (600-700 cc) and the volume needed to control the ratio of the compound to the air.
The following was the sequence of events that took place during each operation:
1. At the beginning of the run, the operator triggered inhalation controller 30 to start monitoring data from pressure transducer 240 and input flow meter 4.
2. Controller 30 signaled controller 20 to start example 1 and to begin collecting data from the two temperature sensors and flow meter 4.
3. After a pre-programmed delay, example 1 initiated the generation of the aerosol. (Note: there was a delay of about 0.4 seconds between the start of the controller 30 and the start of aerosol generation.)
4. After an independent preprogrammed delay (from original trigger signal), controller 30 opened input valve 58 to start forced inhalation to a dog under experimentation.
5. Example 1 completed the aerosol generation during the inhalation.
6. Controller 30 monitored flow meter 4 and pressure transducer 240 throughout the inhalation and closed off flow at input valve 58 when a pre-specified volume or pressure was met. (Note: the pre-specified pressure is a safety feature to prevent injury to the subject animal. Termination of the breath at the pre-specified volume is the desirable occurrence of the experiment.)
7. After a breath hold delay (5 seconds), exhaust valve 40 was opened and the dog was allowed to exhale.
8. Exhaled aerosol was trapped on exhaust filter 40 for later analysis. Controller 30 recorded values for the following: volume dispensed, terminal pressure, duration of air pulse, and average flow rate. Controller 20 continuously recorded at millisecond resolution, input flow rate, exhaust flow rate, foil temperature, mouthpiece temperature, slide position, heater on/off time, and other internal diagnostic electrical parameters.
Three weight-matched female beagle dogs received fentanyl at a 100 μg intravenous bolus dose. The same dogs received fentanyl UF for Inhalation (100 μg aerosolized and administered as two successive activations of device 1, containing approximately 50 μg fentanyl base) at a particle size of 80 nm (MMAD). The aerosol was administered to anesthetized dogs via the system schematically represented in
Plasma pharmacokinetics from this example were compared to intravenous (IV) fentanyl (100 μg) in the same dogs. Inhalation of fentanyl resulted in rapid absorption (Cmax, maximum concentration in plasma, 11.6 ng/ml and Tmax, maximum time, 2 min.) and high bioavailability (84%). The time course of inhaled fentanyl was nearly identical to that of IV fentanyl. Thus, fentanyl UF for inhalation had an exposure profile that was similar to that of an IV injection.
Standard non-compartmental pharmacokinetic methods were used to calculate pharmacokinetic parameters for each animal. The maximum concentration in plasma (Cmax) and the maximum time it occurred (Tmax) were determined by examination of the data. The area under the plasma concentration vs. time curve (AUC) was determined. The bioavailability (F) of inhaled fentanyl was determined as:
F=(DIV/DINHAL)*(AUCINHAL/AUCIV)
where D was the dose and AUC was the AUC determined to the last measurable time point.
The fentanyl aerosol was rapidly absorbed, with the same Tmax (2 min, the earliest time point) observed for both routes of administration. The maximum plasma concentration of fentanyl aerosol (11.6±1.9 ng/ml) was nearly two-thirds that of IV fentanyl (17.6±3.6 ng/ml). Plasma concentrations fell below the assay limit of quantitation by 6-8 hr after IV administration and by 3-4 hr after aerosol inhalation. Bioavailability calculations were based on the AUC's observed to the last measurable time point for the inhalation administration. Bioavailability for the inhalation study was 84% based on the nominal (uncorrected) fentanyl dose.
The mean plasma elimination half-life was similar after IV (75.4 min) and inhalation dose. Distribution phase half-lives (3-4 min) were also similar after both routes of administration. The inter-animal variability of pharmacokinetic parameters after the inhalation dose was low, with relative standard deviations (RSD<25%) lower than those observed for IV administration.
Table 2 below summarizes the data collected from use of example 1 for in vitro testing of fentanyl. Particle size was measured with a Moudi cascade impactor.
In this example, example 1 was slightly modified and the flow rate changed, as discussed below, to make a fine aerosol in the 1 to 3 micron particle size range.
Airway section 140 was removed and the air channel heating/vaporization zone 70 was changed. An airway insert (not shown) had a “roof” that was 0.25 inches above the foil. There were no mixing rods as rapid mixing was not desirable in this example. Because of these two device changes, there was much less mixing with the air, thus the vapor/aerosol cloud was mixed with less air and produced a larger particle size aerosol. The airflow rate was reduced 1 liter/minute in this example. Again, this allowed the vapor to be mixed with much less air, resulting in the larger particle size aerosol.
Some operational problems with high compound loading on foil 64 in example 1 were encountered. The compound tested, dioctyl phthalate (DOP), was an oil and during the aerosolization process, a substantial quantity was blown downwind and not aerosolized. Three additional design alternatives were made to address this issue, involving changes to the substrate surface that the compound was deposited on. In the three alternatives, the substrate was made to “hold” the compound through the use of texture. They were: a) texturing the foil; b) adding a stainless steel screen on top of the foil; and, c) replacing the foil with a fine stainless steel screen.
The results from this example are set forth below in Table 3 below:
As shown above, a fine particle size can be made with device 1 merely by changing the ratio of the compound to the mixing air.
A tank was partially filled with DOP and placed inside an oven (not shown) having an inlet and an outlet. DOP was used as the test compound. The tank was purged with helium prior to heating the tank and its contents to a temperature of 350° C. Helium was pumped through the tank and used to carry the DOP vapor out of the outlet. The gaseous mixture of helium and vaporized compound 60 was introduced into different size mixing tubes through a nozzle. Each of the tubes had air moving through them at 14 liters/minute. The nozzle was perpendicular to the flow direction. After this gaseous mixture was mixed with the air, the resulting aerosol was introduced into a parallel flow diffusion battery for particle size analysis. Results are set forth in Table 4 below.
As can be seen above, as the tube diameter became larger so did the particle size. Additionally, as the diameter became larger, the GSD also became larger. As the tube becomes larger, it is believed that the vaporized gas is introduced into a smaller segment of the mixing gas because the gas is being introduced as a point source leading to uneven mixing, which results in a large GSD.
To demonstrate effectiveness of example 800, a 4-inch long piece of aluminum was fitted with a 150-watt cartridge heater at one end. The heater was powered with a variac AC power transformer. The thickness of the aluminum was designed to ensure that heat would transverse from one end of the aluminum to the other in approximately 30 seconds.
On the topside of the aluminum, an indentation was machined to hold the compound and to hold one of two top covers. The indentation for the compound was approximately 3.5 inches long and 0.4 inches wide. The indentation was 0.025 inches deep, and was filled with 1 mg of DOP.
The first top consisted of a sheet of flat glass placed 0.04 inches above the heated surface, creating an airway. At the exit end an outlet was fitted allowing the air to be drawn into an analytical measurement device. Air was made to flow through the airway at a rate of 15 liters/minute.
In the second configuration, the top was replaced with a half cylinder made of glass. This increased the cross sectional area of the airway by an order of magnitude.
Particle size was measured with both configurations and shown to be affected by the cross sectional area of the airway.
Results from the thermal gradient test are set forth in Table 5 below:
As shown above, the results confirm that as the cross section becomes larger, so does the particle size.
In this example for producing aerosols, airway passage 910 was constructed from 18 mm diameter glass tubing. However, the passage can be made in any shape with a comparable cross-sectional area and out of any suitable material. The screen size, mesh, and the amount of compound were chosen in this example so that a gas could pass through the screen without interference once the compound had been deposited on it.
Because the internal resistance of the screen was low, i.e., between 0.01 and 0.2 ohms, the discharge rate (the RC time constant) of the capacitor was rapid, and on the order of a few milliseconds, i.e. less than 20 milliseconds, preferably in the range of about 2 to about 10 milliseconds. Upon discharge of capacitor 902 and the subsequent heating of screen 902, the deposited compound was rapidly vaporized. Because air moved through screen 902, the vaporized compound rapidly mixed with air and cooled.
The compound was deposited onto the fine stainless steel screen, e.g., 200 mesh, made from 316 stainless steel, having measurements of 2.54 cm.×2.54 cm. The current from the capacitor was passed between one edge and another. It was not necessary to heat the screen to temperatures comparable to the thin foil in Example 1, because the compound vaporized at a lower temperature due to the rapid air movement. Rapid air movement allowed the compound to vaporize at a lower vapor pressure, since airflow constantly removed compound vapors from the surface as soon as they were formed. Thus, the compound vaporized at a lower temperature without decomposition.
Deposition of the compound onto the screen was accomplished by mixing the compound with an organic solvent until the compound dissolved. The resulting solution was then applied to the fine stainless steel screen 902 and the solvent was allowed to evaporate. The screen was then inserted into holder 940 that electrically connected two sides of screen 902 to the power circuit described above.
A 10,000 mF capacitor was discharged while the gas was passing through screen 902. The rapid heat up of the screen resulted in a rapid vaporization of the compound into the gas. Thus the resulting vaporized compound was mixed into a small volume of the gas. Because the ratio of the mass of the compound to the volume of the mixing gas was large, a fine (1-3 micron diameter) particle aerosol was made.
A high-power flashcube (GE or Sylvania), which can produce 300-400 J of energy, was inserted into an anodized aluminum tube. The flashcube/tube assembly was dipped into an organic solution containing a drug and quickly removed. Evaporation of residual solvent from the assembly was performed by placing it into a vacuum chamber for 30 min. This left a film of drug coated on the exterior surface of the aluminum tube. The flashbulb assembly was electrically connected to two 1.5 V batteries and a switch using copper wires and then enclosed in a sealed, glass vial. Ignition of the flashbulb was performed by momentarily turning on the switch between the flashbulb and batteries. After ignition, the vial was kept closed for 30 minutes such that particles of volatilized drug coagulated and condensed on the inside surface of the vial. Analysis of the aerosol involved rinsing the vial with 5 mL of acetonitrile and injecting a sample of the organic solution into an HPLC.
Measurement with a fast thermocouple indicated that the aluminum tube heated up to 600° C. in 50 milliseconds. This translates into a heating rate of 12,000°/s.
One of ordinary skill in the art would understand that the experimental device detailed above could be transformed into an inhalation delivery device by excluding the sealed vial and including a housing to contain the assembly and electrical components. The housing would contain an air inlet and a mouthpiece such that, when drug volatilization occurred, an inhaled breath would carry the formed aerosol into the lungs of a subject.
Sildenafil was dissolved in a minimal amount of dichloromethane. The resulting solution was coated onto a piece of pure aluminum foil, and the residual solvent was allowed to evaporate. The coated foil was placed on an aluminum block that had been preheated to 275° using a hot plate. A pyrex beaker was synchronously placed over the foil, and the coated material was allowed to vaporize for 1 min. The beaker was removed, and the adsorbed aerosol was extracted using dichloromethane. HPLC analysis (250 nm) of an aliquot of the extract provided purity data for the aerosol. Using this procedure the following data were obtained: 3.4μ thickness, 84.8% purity; 3.3μ thickness 80.1% purity; 1.6μ thickness, 89.8% purity; 0.8μ thickness, 93.8% purity; 0.78μ thickness, 91.6% purity; 0.36μ thickness, 98.0% purity; 0.34μ thickness, 98.6% purity; 0.29μ thickness, 97.6% purity; and, 0.1μ, 100% purity.
Drug (1 mg) is dissolved or suspended in a minimal amount of solvent (e.g., dichloromethane or methanol). The solution or suspension is pipetted onto the middle portion of a 3 cm by 3 cm piece of aluminum foil. The coated foil is wrapped around the end of a 1½ cm diameter vial and secured with parafilm. A hot plate is preheated to approximately 300° C., and the vial is placed on it foil side down. The vial is left on the hotplate for 10 s after volatilization or decomposition has begun. After removal from the hotplate, the vial is allowed to cool to room temperature. The foil is removed, and the vial is extracted with dichloromethane followed by saturated aqueous NaHCO3. The organic and aqueous extracts are shaken together, separated, and the organic extract is dried over Na2SO4. An aliquot of the organic solution is removed and injected into a reverse-phase HPLC with detection by absorption of 225 nm light. A drug is preferred for aerosolization where the purity of the drug isolated by this method is greater than 85%. Such a drug has a decomposition index less than 0.15. The decomposition index is arrived at by subtracting the percent purity (i.e., 0.85) from 1.
One of ordinary skill in the art can combine the foregoing embodiments or make various other embodiments and aspects of the method and device of the present invention to adapt them to specific usages and conditions. As such, these changes and modifications are properly, equitably, and intended to be, within the full range of equivalents of the following claims.
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/078,606, entitled “Method of Forming An Aerosol For Inhalation Delivery,” filed Apr. 1, 2011, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/471,070, entitled “Method of Forming An Aerosol For Inhalation Delivery,” filed May 22, 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,074,644, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/146,088, entitled “Method Of Forming An Aerosol For Inhalation Delivery,” filed May 13, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,537,009, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/057,198 entitled “Method and Device for Delivering a Physiologically Active Compound,” filed Oct. 26, 2001, and of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/057,197 entitled “Aerosol Generating Device and Method,” filed Oct. 26, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,766,013, each of which further claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/296,225 entitled “Aerosol Generating Device and Method,” filed Jun. 5, 2001, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference. Any disclaimer that may have occurred during the prosecution of the above-referenced applications is hereby expressly rescinded, and reconsideration of all relevant art is respectfully requested.
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