RECEPTACLES AND KITS, SUCH AS FOR DRY POWDER PACKAGING

• Main Authors: CHEU, SCOT, CHAN, LEO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 11.06.2008
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; BABY COMFORTERS; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES; CONVEYING; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING

A receptacle (100) includes a holder (5) forming a cavity (25) that holds a pharmaceutical (110), a lid (15), and adhesive (17) that forms a bond (20) between the holder (5) and the lid (15). As an example, the bond (20) has a shape that includes a protrusion (30) that facilitates removal of the lid (15) from the holder (5). A kit (60) includes a plurality of containers containing powder including amphotericin B and pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The kit (60) also includes an aerosolization apparatus (1100) and instructions. As an example, the pharmaceutical composition is made from panicles including amphotericin B having a mass median diameter less than about 3 mum, such as from about 1.1 mum to about 1.9 mum.