| 摘要 |
A drug delivery device that aerosolizes a dry powder formulation so that it forms a fine coating in the oral cavity and, more specifically, in the sublingual region of the oral cavity is described herein. In the preferred embodiment, the device contains five main parts: a compressed gas canister, (14) a dispenser body (10) a means for storing one or more doses of a drug formulation (16), a means for releasing a dose of the drug formulation such as a gas canister or spring piston and a mouthpiece (12). Preferred configurations include circular, tubular, and rectangular. The means for storing the drug formulation may be configured to separately store one or mo re materials. In the form of one or more drug discs or a ribbon containing a plurality of blister packs, or in the form of a dosage cartridge containing a single dose of the drug formulation. |
