Patent ID: RE39847

Claim:
A method of treating a systemic disease in a patient in need thereof, which consists essentially of: (a) maintaining the inspiratory flow rate in the patient in a range of about 0.05 to about 2 liters per second and the inspiratory volume of the patient in the range of about 0.1 to about 5 liters; and (b) administering to the patient a medicinal aerosol formulation comprising (a′) a medicament present in an effective amount ; and , (b′) a fluid propellant carrier for carrying said transporting said medicament to the patient at a suitable dosing time of about 200 to about 2000 milliseconds for a suitable dosing period and ( c′ ) a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of an amino acid, a derivative thereof, a water addition stabilizer and a mixture of any of the foregoing .