Improved airway targeting with the CFC-free HFA-beclomethasone metered-dose inhaler compared with CFC-beclomethasone
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<jats:p>Hydrofluoroalkane-134a (HFA) beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) was formulated in a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) to deliver a particle size of 1.1 microm compared with 35 microns for currently marketed chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-BDP products. Two phase I single-dose human deposition studies were conducted using technetium 99m-radiolabelled BDP in a press-and-breathe actuator without an add-on spacer. A healthy volunteer study (n=6) showed that 55-60% of the HFA-BDP ex-actuator dose was deposited in the lungs, with 29-30% deposited in the oropharynx. CFC-BDP deposition was 4-7% in the lungs and 90-94% in the oropharynx. The pattern of deposition within the lung showed that HFA-BDP was spread diffusely throughout the lung airways, whereas CFC-BDP was confined to the central airways with little, if any, peripheral airway deposition. A second study with asthmatics (n=16) confirmed that 56% of the HFA-BDP dose was deposited in the airways, with 33% in the oropharynx. In conclusion, hydrofluoroalkane-134a-beclomethasone dipropionate deposition was much greater in the airways than chlorofluorocarbon-beclomethasone dipropionate, with a concomitant reduction in oropharyngeal deposition. The increased lung deposition efficiency of the hydrofluoroalkane propellant has led to a reduction in the amount of beclomethasone dipropionate needed to achieve a similar efficacy. The penetration of the hydrofluoroalkane to the small airways may provide asthma treatment not afforded by conventional chlorofluorocarbons.</jats:p>
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- European Respiratory Journal
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European Respiratory Journal 12 (6), 1346-1353, 1998-12-01
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
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- CRID
- 1360574093940737664
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- NII論文ID
- 30013491024
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- ISSN
- 13993003
- 09031936
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