NOVEL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVES

摘要

According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a pharmaceutical formulation for administration by inhalation comprising a compound of formula (I), wherein R1 represents C1-6 alkyl or C1-6 haloalkyl; R2 represents -C(=O)-aryl or -C(=O)-heteroaryl; R3 represents hydrogen, methyl (which may be in either the alpha or beta configuration) or methylene; R4 and R5 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or halogen; and <custom-character file="US20030045512A1-20030306-P00900.TIF" wi="20" he="20" id="custom-character-00001"/>represents a single or a double bond; and salts and solvates thereof together with a long-acting beta2-adrenoreceptor agonist which formulation has a therapeutically useful effect in the treatment of inflammatory disorders of the respiratory tract over a period of 24 hours or more.