Particulate composition and use thereof as antimicrobial agent

摘要

A pharmaceutical composition combines a physiologically acceptable carrier with substantially uniformly sized particles of an organoiodide or organobromide which is solid at physiological tempertures, has a solubility in blood serum of less that one part per ten thousand, and has a mean particle diameter of from about 0.01 microns to about 4 microns. The method of the invention involves administering to a patient an effective amount of such particles.