MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE FOR ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS INCLUDING FORMULATIONS FOR NALOXONE
Medicament delivery devices for administration of opioid antagonists are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a housing, a medicament container disposed within the housing and an energy storage member disposed within the housing. The medicament container is filled with a nalo...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English French German |
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26.07.2017
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Summary: | Medicament delivery devices for administration of opioid antagonists are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a housing, a medicament container disposed within the housing and an energy storage member disposed within the housing. The medicament container is filled with a naloxone composition that includes naloxone or salts thereof, a tonicity-adjusting agent, and a pH adjusting agent, whereby the osmolality of the naloxone composition ranges from about 250-350 mOsm and the pH ranges from about 3-5. The energy storage member is configured to produce a force to deliver the naloxone composition. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: EP20120751771 |