A method includes combining nicotine with a liquid carrier to form a liquid mixture and spray drying the liquid mixture to form a first plurality of particles. The first pluralities of particles are then milled to form a second plurality of particles.

The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a PCSK9 inhibitor, such as an EGF(A) peptide, and a salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid. The invention further relates to processes for the preparation of such compositions, and their use in medicine.

Provided herein is a composition of substances preferably obtained from natural sources, which is effective in preventing and/or treating iron deficiency conditions or diseases. The composition includes iron pyrophosphate, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylcholine and starch, preferably acetylated pregelatinised starch. The formulation gives the composition gastro-resistance properties and high bioavailability of the active ingredient iron pyrophosphate. The composition is prepared in the form of a solid, semi-solid or liquid pharmaceutical dosage, preferably for oral administration.

The present disclosure is directed to a compound or compositions comprising the same for decreasing vascular permeability and the prevention or inhibition of metastasis in a cancer.

Provided herein are lipid compounds that can be used in combination with other lipid components, such as neutral lipids, cholesterol and polymer conjugated lipids, to form lipid nanoparticles for delivery of therapeutic agents (e.g., nucleic acid molecules) for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, including vaccination. Also provided herein are lipid nanoparticle compositions comprising said lipid compounds.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, granules having a high content of an active ingredient and a high uniformity of particle size are provided. Alternatively, according to one embodiment of the present invention, a preparation containing granules having a high content of an active ingredient and a high uniformity of particle size is provided. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a granule is provided that comprises a nuclear material, a melt component layer arranged on a surface of the nuclear material, and an active ingredient-containing layer arranged on a surface of the melt component layer, wherein the melt component layer contains a first melt component and the active ingredient-containing layer contains an active ingredient and a second melt component or a polymer having compatibility with the first melt component.

The present disclosure provides a compound that exerts an anticancer action based on CHK1 inhibition. The present disclosure was completed by finding that a compound represented by formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof exhibits an excellent antitumor action by having a potent inhibitory action against CHK1:

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wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, L, V, W, and Q are as defined herein, X, Y, and Z each independently represent CR.sup.8 or a nitrogen atom, wherein X, Y, and Z are not simultaneously CR.sup.8, and R.sup.8 is as defined herein.

Compositions, methods, and systems are provided for pulmonary delivery of active agents via a metered dose inhaler. In some embodiments, the compositions comprise an HFO-1234ze(E) suspension medium, active agent particles, and suspending particles. The active agent particles may comprise one, two, three or four active agent(s) selected from a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA), a long-acting β2-agonists (LABA), a short-acting beta-agonists (SABA), an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), and a non-corticosteroid anti-inflammatory agent.

A nanoparticulate composition including particles comprising at least one active ingredient, wherein the particles have an effective average particle size is in the range of about 70 nm to about 220 nm measured by laser light scattering method, wherein at least 50% of said active agent particles have a particle size, by weight (volume based), of less than the effective average particle size; and (b) at least one surface stabilizer and/or at least one polymeric stabilizer, wherein the composition includes (aa) particles of at least one active ingredient selected from the group consisting of (Z)-2-cyano-3-cyclopropyl-3-hydroxy-N-(3-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) prop-2-enamide, (Z)-2-cyano-3-hydroxy-N-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]hept-2-en-6-ynamide, 2-cyano-3-cyclopropyl-N-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-hydroxyacrylamide, derivatives thereof, salts thereof and pro-drugs thereof, wherein the particles have an effective average particle size of less than about 2000 nm; and (bb) at least one surface stabilizer and/or at least one polymeric stabilizer.

This invention relates to inhalable formulation comprising a macrocyclic, cavity-containing compound as a biologically active ingredient. The present invention relates also to an inhalable formulation comprising a macrocyclic, cavity-containing compound as a biologically active ingredient for use in a method of treating an infection in a subject. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of treating an infection in a subject by administering an inhalable formulation comprising a macrocyclic, cavity-containing compound as a biologically active ingredient to the subject. The inhalable formulation comprising a macrocyclic, cavity-containing compound as a biologically active ingredient is suitable for the treatment of pulmonary or systemic infections caused by Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria.