A novel aerosol inhalation device for pressurized metered dose inhalation aerosols: Gammascintigraphic evaluation of pulmonary deposition profiles and comparison with commercial inhalation devices

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 55-63

  Gaddipati, N ^a,f   Graziosi, M ^b   Ellway, K ^c   Ganesan, M ^d   Schreier, H ^e  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c Cyanamid PRDL   (United Kingdom)

^d Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^f Natco Pharma   (United States)

Author keywords

gammascintigraphy; inhalation device; pressurized metered dose aerosol; pulmonary deposition; radiolabeled aerosol; technetium Tc 99m sulfur colloid

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; GAMMA SCINTIGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARMACOKINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0029876436     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(95)04219-9     Document Type: Article

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