US Patent:
20030144352, Jul 31, 2003
Inventors:
Sue Cammarata - Portage MI, US
Karen Kolbasa - Schoolcraft MI, US
Joe Palandra - Kalamazoo MI, US
Ivan Richards - Kalamazoo MI, US
Mark Warchol - Kalamazoo MI, US
International Classification:
A61K031/215
A61K031/137
Abstract:
The present invention concerns the use of antimuscarinic agents for the treatment of urinary disorders. The invention provides a method of treating urinary disorder in a mammal, including man, comprising administering to said mammal, in need of such a treatment, a therapeutically effective amount of an antimuscarinic agent, or solvate or prodrug thereof, said administration being performed by inhalation or insufflation. Furthermore, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for treating urinary disorder in a mammal, including man, which is in the form of an inhalable or insufflable preparation and comprises a therapeutically effective amount of an antimuscarinic agent, or solvate or prodrug thereof, together with an inhalably or insufflably acceptable carrier or diluent therefor. The invention also provides a novel use of an antimuscarinic agent, or solvate or prodrug thereof, for the manufacture of an inhalable or insufflable medicament for therapeutical treatment of urinary disorders.