| 摘要 |
A method of treating human patients is provided by the intrapulmonary delivery of a formulation (4) containing a hematopoietic drug. The formulation is automatically released in an aerosolized form from a hand-held, selfcontained, portable device (50) comprised of a means for automatically releasing a measured amount of drug into the inspiratory flow path (11) of a patient in response to information obtained from a means for measuring the inspiratory flow rate and determining the inspiratory volume of a patient. Reproducible dosing is obtained by providing for automatic release at the same inspiratory flow rate and inspiratory volume each time drug is released. The device includes a timer to enable a patient to take a drug at the same time each day. Further, overadministration of a hematopoietic drug formulation is avoided by providing a pre-programmed microprocessor (22) designed to avoid overdosing. |
