Combined doses of formoterol and an anticholinergic agent

摘要

The present invention discloses pharmaceutical dry powder combined doses for the administration by inhalation of metered dry powder combined doses of finely divided dry medication powders. Formoterol and an anticholinergic agent are selected medicaments for forming the combined doses. Metered dry powder medicinal combined doses comprising separately metered deposits of medicinally suitable quantities of each of the selected medicaments are prepared, in which the sum of the metered deposits constitutes the metered quantities of powder of the combined doses and the medicinal combined doses are introduced into an adapted inhaler device for a generally simultaneous or sequential delivery of the medicinal combined doses during the course of a single inhalation by a user, such that each one of the delivered medicinal combined doses is composed of a high proportion of de-aggregated fine particles of the selected medicament or medicaments, whereby a desired therapeutic or treating effect to the user is achieved.