Patent ID: 8445470

Claim:
A method of treating a condition selected from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or rhinitis, comprising: administering to a subject that has said condition an effective amount of a compound of Formula I: wherein R 1 and R 2 , independently for each occurrence, represent lower alkyl or lower acyl, or taken together R 1 and R 2 form a substituted or unsubstituted ketal; R 3 is —OR 4 or —NR 5 R 6 ; R 4 is chosen from C 7 to C 24 hydrocarbon, —(C 7 to C 24 hydrocarbon)-COOH and —(C 7 to C 24 hydrocarbon)-NR 9 R 10 ; R 5 is hydrogen or C 7 to C 24 hydrocarbon; R 6 is chosen from C 7 to C 24 hydrocarbon and —(C 7 to C 24 hydrocarbon)-COOH; R 9 is hydrogen or C 1 to C 17 hydrocarbon; R 10 is hydrogen or C 1 to C 17 hydrocarbon; R 11 is methyl or —OR 2 ; and X and Y are independently hydrogen or halogen, and wherein the administering comprises inhalation from a mist produced by a nebulizer, inhalation from a pressurized metered dose inhaler, or inhalation from a dry powder inhaler.