Patent ID: 7878193

Claim:
A method for administering a composition by inhalation comprising: providing a capsule containing the composition and comprising a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis which is shorter in relation to the longitudinal axis and which is intended to accommodate the composition in the form of a powder, in a powder inhaler; and administering to a patient the composition in a Bernoulli inhaler, wherein features comprising a plurality of longitudinal ribs forming an outer contour of the capsule are symmetrical with respect to a transverse plane which bisects the longitudinal axis, and the outer contour of the capsule additionally includes at least one of the following features, which are excluded from conditions of symmetry: fine structures of any seams which are produced by sealing seams of individual parts of the capsule, elements formed on a capsule surface which are smaller than 0.1 mm, and angles of taper up to 5° , the angles located on the outer contour substantially away from an end of the capsule.