摘要 |
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations for treating a respiratory tract infection or a pulmonary disease in an individual, comprising a calcium salt and a sodium salt, wherein the ratio of Ca+2 to Na+ is from about 4:1 (mole:mole) to about 16:1 (mole:mole). The invention also relates to methods of treating (including prophylactically treating) and reducing the spread of a respiratory tract infection, methods of treating (including prophylactically treating) a pulmonary disease or an acute exacerbation of a pulmonary disease, and methods of reducing the spread of an acute exacerbation of a pulmonary disease, comprising administering a pharmaceutical formulation that comprises a calcium salt and a sodium salt. |