Patent ID: 8084461
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
1. A method of inducing bronchodilation or providing relief of bronchospasm in an individual suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said method comprising the step of: (a) providing one or more single dispensing containers; the one or more containers each being prefilled with a content of about 0.1 ml to about 0.5 ml of a premixed, premeasured aqueous inhalation solution comprising a single unit dose of a therapeutically effective amount of albuterol and ipratropium bromide; wherein the amount of albuterol is about 0.6 mg to about 5.0 mg and the amount of ipratropium bromide is about 0.1 mg to about 1.0 mg; and (b) administering the inhalation solution in one of the containers from a nebulizer chamber such that the mist is removed from the nebulizer chamber in less than 12 minutes.