The present work aimed at assessing the dose emission and aerodynamic particle size characteristics of formoterol fumarate from Atimos Modullite, a metered dose inhaler (MDI) and Foradil Aeroliser, Easyhaler, and Oxis Turbuhaler dry powder inhalers (DPI) at different inhalation flow rates and volumes using in vitro methodology. Recognised methods have been adopted and validated to generate the results. The in vitro characteristics of formoterol were measured according to standard pharmacopeial methodology with adaptation to simulate routine patient use. The dose emission from the Atimos Modulite was determined using inhalation volumes of 4 and 2 L and inhalation flows of 10, 28.3, 60, and 90 L/min. The %nominal dose emitted was consistent between the various flow rates and inhalation volumes of 4 and 2L. The particle size distribution was measured using an Anderson Cascade Impactor (ACI) combined with a mixing inlet valve to measure particle size distribution at inhalation flow rates below 30 L/min. The particle size distribution of formoterol from Atimos Modulite was measured using inhalation flows of 15, 28.3, 50, and 60 L/min with and without different spacers, Aerochamber and Volumatic. The mean fine particle dose (%nominal dose) through an Atimos without spacer were 53.52% (2.51), 54.1% (0.79), 53.37% (0.81), 50.43% (1.92) compared to Aerochamber 63.62% (0.44), 63.86% (0.72), 64.72% (0.47), 59.96% (1.97) and Volumatic 62.40% (0.28),63.41% (0.52), 64.71% (0.61), 58.43% (0.73), respectively. A small decrease in the fine particle dose was observed as the inhalation flow increased, but this was not significant. The respective mean mass aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) increased as the flow rate was increased from 15 of 60 L/min. Results also suggests that the use of spacers provides better lung deposition for patients with problems using MDI. The dose emission from the Foradil Aeroliser was determined using inhalation volumes of 4 and 2 L, at inhalation flows of 10, 15, 20, 28.3, 60, and 90 L/min plus two inhalations per single dose. The %nominal dose emitted using 2 L inhalation volume was approximately half when compared to results obtained using inhalation volume of 4 L. A significantly (p<0.001) higher amount of drug was also emitted from Easyhaler® at inhalation volume of 4 L through flow rates of 10, 20, 28.3, 40, and 60 L/min compared 2 L. Similar results were observed through Oxis Turbuhaler at inhalation flow rates of 10, 20, 28.3, 40, and 60 L/min. Comparative studies were also carried out to evaluate the particle size distribution of formoterol through the DPIs. The nominal fine particle dose through Aeroliser using inhalation flows of 10, 20, 28.3, 60 and 90 L/min were 9.23%, 14.70 %, 21.37%, 28.93%, and 39.70% for the 4 L and 4.17%, 5.55%, 7.28%, 8.41%, and 11.08% for the 2 L, respectively. The respective MMAD significantly (p<0.001) decreased with increasing flow rates. Aeroliser performance showed significant (p<0.001) increase in the % nominal fine particle dose for two inhalations compared to one inhalation at both 4 and 2 L. The Easyhaler was measured using inhalation flows of 10, 20, 28.3, 40, 60 L/min. The nominal fine particle dose were 19.03%, 27.09%, 36.89%, 49.71% and 49.25% for the 4 L and 9.14%, 15.44%, 21.02%, 29.41%, 29.14% for the 2 L, respectively. The respective MMAD significantly (p<0.001) decreased with increasing flow rates. Easyhaler performance at both 4 and 2 L showed no significant differences between one and two inhalations at low flow rates (10, 20, 28.3), but this was significant (p<0.05) at higher flow rates (40 and 60 L/min). The Oxis Turbuhaler was also measured using inhalation flows of 10, 20, 28.3, 40, 60 L/min. The nominal fine particle dose were 12.87%, 24.51%, 28.25%, 34.61%, 40.53% for the 4 L and 8.55%, 15.31%, 21.36%, 19.53%, 22.31% for the 2 L, respectively. Turbuhaler performance showed significant (p<0.05) differences between one and two inhalations at varying flow rates 2 L inhalation volumes, but not at 4 L. The use of Foradil Aeroliser delivers small particles as the Oxis Turbuhaler using two inhalations hence delivering formoterol deep into the lungs. Also, this thesis shows that high flow resistance of Turbuhaler will indeed influence the ability of patients with severe asthma or children to use the system. Beside, Easyhaler produced the highest drug delivery to the lungs, thus, making it a more desirable system to use, especially for children and asthma sufferers.

The present work aimed at assessing the dose emission and aerodynamic particle size characteristics of formoterol fumarate from Atimos Modullite, a metered dose inhaler (MDI) and Foradil Aeroliser, Easyhaler, and Oxis Turbuhaler dry powder inhalers (DPI) at different inhalation flow rates and volumes using in vitro methodology. Recognised methods have been adopted and validated to generate the results. The in vitro characteristics of formoterol were measured according to standard pharmacopeial methodology with adaptation to simulate routine patient use. The dose emission from the Atimos Modulite was determined using inhalation volumes of 4 and 2 L and inhalation flows of 10, 28.3, 60, and 90 L/min. The %nominal dose emitted was consistent between the various flow rates and inhalation volumes of 4 and 2L. The particle size distribution was measured using an Anderson Cascade Impactor (ACI) combined with a mixing inlet valve to measure particle size distribution at inhalation flow rates below 30 L/min. The particle size distribution of formoterol from Atimos Modulite was measured using inhalation flows of 15, 28.3, 50, and 60 L/min with and without different spacers, Aerochamber and Volumatic. The mean fine particle dose (%nominal dose) through an Atimos without spacer were 53.52% (2.51), 54.1% (0.79), 53.37% (0.81), 50.43% (1.92) compared to Aerochamber 63.62% (0.44), 63.86% (0.72), 64.72% (0.47), 59.96% (1.97) and Volumatic 62.40% (0.28),63.41% (0.52), 64.71% (0.61), 58.43% (0.73), respectively. A small decrease in the fine particle dose was observed as the inhalation flow increased, but this was not significant. The respective mean mass aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) increased as the flow rate was increased from 15 of 60 L/min. Results also suggests that the use of spacers provides better lung deposition for patients with problems using MDI. The dose emission from the Foradil Aeroliser was determined using inhalation volumes of 4 and 2 L, at inhalation flows of 10, 15, 20, 28.3, 60, and 90 L/min plus two inhalations per single dose. The %nominal dose emitted using 2 L inhalation volume was approximately half when compared to results obtained using inhalation volume of 4 L. A significantly (p<0.001) higher amount of drug was also emitted from Easyhaler® at inhalation volume of 4 L through flow rates of 10, 20, 28.3, 40, and 60 L/min compared 2 L. Similar results were observed through Oxis Turbuhaler at inhalation flow rates of 10, 20, 28.3, 40, and 60 L/min. Comparative studies were also carried out to evaluate the particle size distribution of formoterol through the DPIs. The nominal fine particle dose through Aeroliser using inhalation flows of 10, 20, 28.3, 60 and 90 L/min were 9.23%, 14.70 %, 21.37%, 28.93%, and 39.70% for the 4 L and 4.17%, 5.55%, 7.28%, 8.41%, and 11.08% for the 2 L, respectively. The respective MMAD significantly (p<0.001) decreased with increasing flow rates. Aeroliser performance showed significant (p<0.001) increase in the % nominal fine particle dose for two inhalations compared to one inhalation at both 4 and 2 L. The Easyhaler was measured using inhalation flows of 10, 20, 28.3, 40, 60 L/min. The nominal fine particle dose were 19.03%, 27.09%, 36.89%, 49.71% and 49.25% for the 4 L and 9.14%, 15.44%, 21.02%, 29.41%, 29.14% for the 2 L, respectively. The respective MMAD significantly (p<0.001) decreased with increasing flow rates. Easyhaler performance at both 4 and 2 L showed no significant differences between one and two inhalations at low flow rates (10, 20, 28.3), but this was significant (p<0.05) at higher flow rates (40 and 60 L/min). The Oxis Turbuhaler was also measured using inhalation flows of 10, 20, 28.3, 40, 60 L/min. The nominal fine particle dose were 12.87%, 24.51%, 28.25%, 34.61%, 40.53% for the 4 L and 8.55%, 15.31%, 21.36%, 19.53%, 22.31% for the 2 L, respectively. Turbuhaler performance showed significant (p<0.05) differences between one and two inhalations at varying flow rates 2 L inhalation volumes, but not at 4 L. The use of Foradil Aeroliser delivers small particles as the Oxis Turbuhaler using two inhalations hence delivering formoterol deep into the lungs. Also, this thesis shows that high flow resistance of Turbuhaler will indeed influence the ability of patients with severe asthma or children to use the system. Beside, Easyhaler produced the highest drug delivery to the lungs, thus, making it a more desirable system to use, especially for children and asthma sufferers.

Chrysin is a flavonoid that can be used as a medication for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to its anti-inflammatory activities. However, no studies have investigated the effectiveness of an inhaled formulation of chrysin on its own or in combination with corticosteroids. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the aerosol performance of chrysin formulations as well as the performance of combined formulations of chrysin and budesonide. Dry powder inhaler formulations were used first, where chrysin was processed using three different techniques, namely ball-milling, sonocrystallisation, and spray drying, to obtain a suitable particle size for inhalation. The highest fine particle fraction was 27% when the sonocrystallised samples were used. As the lung deposition was relatively low, budesonide was not added to the formulations. Next, liquid formulations of chrysin and budesonide were prepared in two concentrations using limonene and oleic acid as the oil phase. In a comparison of low and high drug concentrations of the formulations, the FPF of the formulations prepared with limonene ranged from 45% to 53.3% and from 49.3% to 53.9% for chrysin and budesonide, respectively; by contrast, the FPF of the formulations prepared with oleic acid oil ranged from 41% to 50.4% and from 46% to 53.3% for chrysin and budesonide, respectively. A genotoxicity study confirmed the safety of these combined formulations, and an anti-inflammatory study confirmed the potential for chrysin to be used with budesonide in a combined formulation; thus, chrysin’s anti-inflammatory efficacy can be improved and the required inhaled dose can be reduced.

The overall objectives of this research project were i) to develop and evaluate methods of characterizing nasal spray products using realistic nasal airway models as more clinically relevant in vitro tools and ii) to develop and evaluate a novel high-efficiency antibiotic nanoparticle dry powder formulation and delivery device. Two physically realistic nasal airway models were used to assess the effects of patient-use experimental conditions, nasal airway geometry and formulation / device properties on the delivery efficiency of nasal spray products. There was a large variability in drug delivery to the middle passages ranging from 17 – 57 % and 47 – 77 % with respect to patient use conditions for the two nasal airway geometries. The patient use variables of nasal spray position, head angle and nasal inhalation timing with respect to spray actuation were found to be significant in determining nasal valve penetration and middle passage deposition of Nasonex®. The developed test methods were able to reproducibly generate similar nasal deposition profiles for nasal spray products with similar plume and droplet characteristics. Differences in spray plume geometry (smaller plume diameter resulted in higher middle passage drug delivery) were observed to have more influence on regional nasal drug deposition than changes to droplet size for mometasone furoate formulations in the realistic airway models. Ciprofloxacin nanoparticles with a mean (SD) volume diameter of 120 (10) nm suitable for penetration through mucus and biofilm layers were prepared using sonocrystallization technique. These ciprofloxacin nanoparticles were then spray dried in a PVP K30 matrix to form nanocomposite particles with a mean (SD) volume diameter of 5.6 (0.1) µm. High efficiency targeted delivery of the nanocomposite nasal powder formulation was achieved using a modified low flow VCU DPI in combination with a novel breathing maneuver; delivering 73 % of the delivered dose to the middle passages. A modified version of the nasal airway model accommodating Transwell® inserts and a Calu-3 monolayer was developed to allow realistic deposition and evaluation of the nasal powder. The nanocomposite formulation was observed to demonstrate improved dissolution and transepithelial transport (flux = 725 ng/h/cm2) compared to unprocessed ciprofloxacin powder (flux = 321 ng/h/cm2).

Title: Verification of the effect of Ventolin Inhaler N in athletes without a diagnosis of asthma. Thesis' objective: The main objective of this Thesis is to determine whether the medicament Ventolin Inhaler N affects the performance of athletes without a diagnosis of asthma. Specifically, it is about how this medicament influences the parameters in aerobic and anaerobic zone, spirometric parameters and total performance. The other objective is to verify if any of the adverse events of Ventolin Inhaler N appears before the load. Methods: The descriptive analysis method for obtaining information about the issue is used in this Thesis. A test up to a vita maxima on a treadmill according to the protocol of Bunce, spirometric measurement and an answer sheet for the evaluation of subjective feelings immediately after the test is used for the research. Test was realized using a method repeated measurement, each tested person passed the test twice, once using the Ventolin Inhaler N and once without it. Results were recorded into tables and analyzed in SPSS programme using statistical methods. Results: The medicament Ventolin Inhaler N affects the performance of athletes without a diagnosis of asthma. The Ventolin influences the spirometric parameters measured before the test (FEV1, FVC), the spirometric...

INTRODUÇÃO: A administração de medicamentos inalatórios é um componente fundamental no tratamento clínico de pacientes com doença pulmonar. Tem-se afirmado na literatura que o seu uso incorreto é um problema significante para o manejo da asma e da doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC). E que a falta de habilidade do paciente em usar corretamente seu dispositivo pode resultar na diminuição do efeito terapêutico e em baixo controle dos sintomas. A não aderência ao tratamento pode influenciar negativamente o controle clínico e a qualidade de vida desses pacientes, contribuir na necessidade de hospitalizações e visitas aos serviços de emergência. Neste estudo foi avaliado o conhecimento dos pacientes portadores de asma e DPOC, submetidos ao processo de atenção farmacêutica, quanto ao uso dos dispositivos inalatórios, a aderência ao tratamento, controle clínico e qualidade de vida. MÉTODOS: Estudo prospectivo aberto de grupos paralelos realizado no ambulatório de Pneumologia do Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSP. Foram selecionados pacientes asmáticos e portadores de DPOC avaliados em quatro visitas (0, 1, 2 e 3) quando foi necessário utilizar corticóide oral por curto período de tempo, ou três visitas (1, 2 e 3) quando não foi necessário utilizar esse medicamento. Durante as visitas o farmacêutico avaliou: a qualidade de vida pelo Questionário do Hospital Saint George na Doença Respiratória (SGRQ); o controle da asma, pelo teste de controle da asma (ACT), o controle da DPOC, pelo questionário clínico sobre DPOC (CCQ) e questionário para doença respiratória crônica (CRQ); a técnica inalatória pelo Checklist e pelo Escore da técnica do aerossol. RESULTADOS: 15 pacientes com asma e 15 com DPOC foram incluídos. A avaliação da técnica inalatória pelo método do Checklist, a mediana da pontuação obtida na primeira visita foi 66,7% e na última visita, pós orientações, foi de 100%(p<0,05); a análise pelo Escore da técnica do aerossol, a pontuação geral do grupo inicialmente foi 4 e na última visita pós orientações foi de 9(p<0,05). A proporção de pacientes aderentes do grupo como todo foi de 53,3% na visita 1 e de 89,7% na última visita(p=0,006). A análise do controle clínico dos pacientes asmáticos, obtida pela aplicação ACT foi inicialmente 12,7±5,2, e na última visita 17,1±6,5 (p=0,002). A avaliação do controle clínico dos pacientes com DPOC, pontuação obtida pela aplicação do CRQ e CCQ foi, respectivamente, 4,9±1,8 e 3,2±1,5 na visita inicial e de 6,4±1,7 e 2,0±1,4 na visita final (p<0,001). A avaliação da qualidade de vida, a pontuação obtida pelo SGRQ foi 63,8±18,3 na visita inicial e 51,5±21,8 na visita final (p=0,022). CONCLUSÕES: Os pacientes apresentaram melhora na técnica inalatória, na aderência ao tratamento, no controle clínico e na qualidade de vida após a intervenção farmacêutica / INTRODUCTION: The administration of inhaled medications is a fundamental component in treatment of patients with lung disease. It has been affirmed in the literature that its incorrect use is a significant problem for the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). And the lack of patients inability to properly use your device may result in decreased therapeutic effect and poor control of symptoms. The non-adherence to treatment may influence the clinical control and quality of life of these patients, to contribute in requirement for hospitalizations and visits to emergency services. This study evaluated the knowledge of patients with asthma and COPD undergoing the process of pharmaceutical care, about the use of inhalation devices, adherence to treatment, clinical control and quality of life. METHODS: Prospective open parallel group study at outpatient clinic of Pneumology of Clinics Hospital. We selected patients with asthma and COPD, assessed at four visits (0, 1, 2 and 3) when was necessary to use oral corticosteroids for short period of time, or three visits (1, 2 and 3) when there was not necessary to use this drug. During visits, the pharmacist assessed: quality of life questionnaire by Saint George\'s Respiratory (SGRQ), the control of asthma at Asthma Control Test (ACT), the control of COPD by clinical COPD questionnaire (CCQ) and chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRQ), the inhalation technique by the Checklist and the Inhalation technique score of aerosol. RESULTS: 15 patients with asthma and 15 with COPD were included. The assessing the inhalation technique by method of the Checklist, the median score in the first visit was 66.7% and last visit after the instruction were 100% (p<0,05). The analysis of the inhalation technique score of aerosol, the rate of group\'s general, was initially 4 and the last visit was 9 post instructions (p <0.05). The proportion of adherent patients the whole group was 53,3% at visit 1 and 89,7% at last visit (p=0,006). The analysis of clinical control of asthma patients, obtained by applying ACT was initially 12.7 ± 5.2 and the last visit 17.1 ± 6.5 (p = 0.002), in assessing the clinical control of patients with COPD, the rates obtained by applying QCC and CRQ was respectively 4.9 ± 1.8 and 3.2 ± 1.5 at baseline and 6.4 ± 1.7 and 2.0 ± 1.4 at final visit (p <0.001). The evaluating the quality of life, the SGRQ score was 63.8 ± 18.3 at baseline and 51.5 ± 21.8 at final visit (p=0.022). CONCLUSIONS: Patients showed improvement in inhalation technique, treatment adherence, clinical control and quality of life after pharmaceutical intervention

The aim of the work was to design, manufacture, and characterize targeted multi-component dry powder aerosols of (non-destructive) mucolytic agent (mannitol), antimicrobial drug (tobramycin or azithromycin), and lung surfactant mimic phospholipids (DPPC:DPPG=4:1 in molar ratio). The targeted dry powder for inhalation formulation for deep lung delivery with a built-in rationale of specifically interfering several disease factors of chronic infection diseases in deep lungs such as cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, and etc. The dry powder aerosols consisting of selected chemical agents in one single formulation was generated by using spray drying from organic solution. The physicochemical properties of multi-component dry powder inhaler (DPI) formulation were characterized by a number of techniques. In addition, the in vitro aerosol dispersion performance, storage stability test, and in vitro drug release of selected spray-dried (SD) multi-component systems were conducted. The physicochemical study revealed that multi-component aerosol particles possessed essential particle properties suitable for deep lung delivery. In general, the multi-component particles (typically 0.5 to 2 µm) indicated that the designed SD aerosol particles could potentially penetrate deep lung regions (such as respiratory bronchiolar and alveolar regions) by sedimentation and diffusion, respectively. The essential particle properties including narrow size distribution, spherical particle and smooth surface morphologies, and low water content (or water vapor sorption) could potentially minimize interparticulate interactions. The study of in vitro aerosol dispersion performance showed that majority of SD multi-component aerosols exhibited low values (less than 5µm) of MMAD, high values (approximately above 30% up to 60.4%) of FPF, and high values (approximately above 90%) of ED, respectively. The storage stability study showed that azithromycin–incorporated multi-component aerosol particles stored at 11 and 40% RH with no partial crystallization were still suitable for deep lung delivery. Compared to SD pure azithromycin particles, the azithromycin-incorporated multi-component particles exhibited an enhanced initial release. The targeted microparticulate and nanoparticulate multi-component dry powder aerosol formulations with essential particle properties for deep lung pulmonary delivery were successfully produced by using spray drying from organic solution. The promising experimental data suggest the multi-component formulations could be further investigated in in vivo studies for the purpose of commercialization.

INTRODUÇÃO: A administração de medicamentos inalatórios é um componente fundamental no tratamento clínico de pacientes com doença pulmonar. Tem-se afirmado na literatura que o seu uso incorreto é um problema significante para o manejo da asma e da doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC). E que a falta de habilidade do paciente em usar corretamente seu dispositivo pode resultar na diminuição do efeito terapêutico e em baixo controle dos sintomas. A não aderência ao tratamento pode influenciar negativamente o controle clínico e a qualidade de vida desses pacientes, contribuir na necessidade de hospitalizações e visitas aos serviços de emergência. Neste estudo foi avaliado o conhecimento dos pacientes portadores de asma e DPOC, submetidos ao processo de atenção farmacêutica, quanto ao uso dos dispositivos inalatórios, a aderência ao tratamento, controle clínico e qualidade de vida. MÉTODOS: Estudo prospectivo aberto de grupos paralelos realizado no ambulatório de Pneumologia do Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSP. Foram selecionados pacientes asmáticos e portadores de DPOC avaliados em quatro visitas (0, 1, 2 e 3) quando foi necessário utilizar corticóide oral por curto período de tempo, ou três visitas (1, 2 e 3) quando não foi necessário utilizar esse medicamento. Durante as visitas o farmacêutico avaliou: a qualidade de vida pelo Questionário do Hospital Saint George na Doença Respiratória (SGRQ); o controle da asma, pelo teste de controle da asma (ACT), o controle da DPOC, pelo questionário clínico sobre DPOC (CCQ) e questionário para doença respiratória crônica (CRQ); a técnica inalatória pelo Checklist e pelo Escore da técnica do aerossol. RESULTADOS: 15 pacientes com asma e 15 com DPOC foram incluídos. A avaliação da técnica inalatória pelo método do Checklist, a mediana da pontuação obtida na primeira visita foi 66,7% e na última visita, pós orientações, foi de 100%(p<0,05); a análise pelo Escore da técnica do aerossol, a pontuação geral do grupo inicialmente foi 4 e na última visita pós orientações foi de 9(p<0,05). A proporção de pacientes aderentes do grupo como todo foi de 53,3% na visita 1 e de 89,7% na última visita(p=0,006). A análise do controle clínico dos pacientes asmáticos, obtida pela aplicação ACT foi inicialmente 12,7±5,2, e na última visita 17,1±6,5 (p=0,002). A avaliação do controle clínico dos pacientes com DPOC, pontuação obtida pela aplicação do CRQ e CCQ foi, respectivamente, 4,9±1,8 e 3,2±1,5 na visita inicial e de 6,4±1,7 e 2,0±1,4 na visita final (p<0,001). A avaliação da qualidade de vida, a pontuação obtida pelo SGRQ foi 63,8±18,3 na visita inicial e 51,5±21,8 na visita final (p=0,022). CONCLUSÕES: Os pacientes apresentaram melhora na técnica inalatória, na aderência ao tratamento, no controle clínico e na qualidade de vida após a intervenção farmacêutica / INTRODUCTION: The administration of inhaled medications is a fundamental component in treatment of patients with lung disease. It has been affirmed in the literature that its incorrect use is a significant problem for the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). And the lack of patients inability to properly use your device may result in decreased therapeutic effect and poor control of symptoms. The non-adherence to treatment may influence the clinical control and quality of life of these patients, to contribute in requirement for hospitalizations and visits to emergency services. This study evaluated the knowledge of patients with asthma and COPD undergoing the process of pharmaceutical care, about the use of inhalation devices, adherence to treatment, clinical control and quality of life. METHODS: Prospective open parallel group study at outpatient clinic of Pneumology of Clinics Hospital. We selected patients with asthma and COPD, assessed at four visits (0, 1, 2 and 3) when was necessary to use oral corticosteroids for short period of time, or three visits (1, 2 and 3) when there was not necessary to use this drug. During visits, the pharmacist assessed: quality of life questionnaire by Saint George\'s Respiratory (SGRQ), the control of asthma at Asthma Control Test (ACT), the control of COPD by clinical COPD questionnaire (CCQ) and chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRQ), the inhalation technique by the Checklist and the Inhalation technique score of aerosol. RESULTS: 15 patients with asthma and 15 with COPD were included. The assessing the inhalation technique by method of the Checklist, the median score in the first visit was 66.7% and last visit after the instruction were 100% (p<0,05). The analysis of the inhalation technique score of aerosol, the rate of group\'s general, was initially 4 and the last visit was 9 post instructions (p <0.05). The proportion of adherent patients the whole group was 53,3% at visit 1 and 89,7% at last visit (p=0,006). The analysis of clinical control of asthma patients, obtained by applying ACT was initially 12.7 ± 5.2 and the last visit 17.1 ± 6.5 (p = 0.002), in assessing the clinical control of patients with COPD, the rates obtained by applying QCC and CRQ was respectively 4.9 ± 1.8 and 3.2 ± 1.5 at baseline and 6.4 ± 1.7 and 2.0 ± 1.4 at final visit (p <0.001). The evaluating the quality of life, the SGRQ score was 63.8 ± 18.3 at baseline and 51.5 ± 21.8 at final visit (p=0.022). CONCLUSIONS: Patients showed improvement in inhalation technique, treatment adherence, clinical control and quality of life after pharmaceutical intervention

Advancements in pulmonary drug delivery technologies have improved the use of dry powder inhalation therapy to treat respiratory and systemic diseases. Despite remarkable improvements in the development of dry powder inhaler devices (DPIs) and formulations in the last few years, an optimized DPI system has yet to be developed. In this work, we hypothesize that Thin Film Freezing (TFF) is a suitable technology to improve inhalation therapies to treat lung and systemic malignancies due to its ability to produce brittle powder with optimal aerodynamic properties. Also, we developed a performance verification test (PVT) for the Next Generation Cascade Impactor (NGI), which is one of the most important in vitro characterization methods to test inhalation. In the first study, we used TFF technology to produce amorphous and brittle particles of rapamycin, and compared the in vivo behavior by the pharmacokinetic profiles, to its crystalline counterpart when delivered to the lungs of rats via inhalation. It was found that TFF rapamycin presented higher in vivo systemic bioavailability than the crystalline formulation. Subsequently, we investigated the use of TFF technology to produce triple fixed dose therapy using formoterol fumarate, tiotropium bromide and budesonide as therapeutic drugs. We investigated applications of this technology to powder properties and in vitro aerosol performance with respect to single and combination therapy. As a result, the brittle TFF powders presented superior properties than the physical mixture of micronized crystalline powders, such as excellent particle distribution homogeneity after in vitro aerosolization. Lastly, we developed a PVT for the NGI that may be applicable to other cascade impactors, by investigating the use of a standardized pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) with the NGI. Two standardized formulations were developed. Formulations were analyzed for repeatability and robustness, and found not to demonstrate significant differences in plate deposition using a single NGI apparatus. Variable conditions were introduced to the NGI to mimic operator and equipment failure. Introduction of the variable conditions to the NGI was found to significantly adjust the deposition patterns of the standardized formulations, suggesting that their use as a PVT could be useful and that further investigation is warranted. / text

Les tumeurs pulmonaires, qu’elles soient primaires (principalement représentées par le cancer du poumon non-à-petites cellules) ou secondaires (métastases), causent la mort de plusieurs centaines de milliers de personnes par an à travers le monde. Malgré les modalités de traitements existantes, un plateau thérapeutique a été atteint avec un taux de survie à 5 ans de maximum 15%. Actuellement, il est connu que le cancer du poumon non-à-petites cellules ainsi que les métastases sont intrinsèquement résistants à l’apoptose.<p>Pour apporter des réponses aux principales problématiques rencontrées avec l’administration systémique de la chimiothérapie conventionnelle qui est principalement constituée d’agents pro-apoptotiques, nous avons développé des formulations à base d’agents antinéoplasiques aux propriétés anticancéreuses non pro-apoptotiques qui sont destinées à être administrées de manière localisée par la voie inhalée. Il faut savoir que l’inhalation est la voie d’administration préférentielle des principales affections respiratoires telles que l’asthme, la bronchopneumonie chronique obstructive et la mucoviscidose. <p>La première partie de ce travail a consisté à produire et à évaluer des formulations à base de témozolomide destinées à être administrées chez la souris porteuse de pseudo-métastases pulmonaires (issues d’un mélanome expérimental, le modèle B16F10), soit via la voie intraveineuse (iv) conventionnelle soit via la voie inhalée à l’aide d’un dispositif endotrachéal approprié. La suspension pour inhalation a été produite à l’aide de technique de réduction de taille et a été stabilisée à l’aide de phospholipides compatibles avec la voie pulmonaire. L’activité anticancéreuse in vitro a été vérifiée pour le témozolomide formulé sous forme de suspension pour inhalation et de solution intraveineuse par rapport à du témozolomide non formulé sur des lignées de cellules cancéreuses de cancer humain NSCLC A549, de glioblastome humain T98G et de mélanome murin B16F10. Cette dernière lignée a été utilisée pour générer les pseudo-métastases pulmonaires chez la souris en injectant les cellules de mélanomes dans la voie systémique via la veine caudale. La reproductibilité de la dose et de l’aérosol générés à partir de la suspension pour inhalation à l’aide du dispositif d’administration endotrachéal et la déposition des gouttelettes dans les poumons de la souris ont pu être respectivement évaluées avec précision par une méthode de quantification du témozolomide qui a été validée par nos soins, par des techniques de diffraction laser et par des techniques de microscopie à fluorescence et d’analyse d’images histologiques. Enfin, l’activité antitumorale in vivo et la tolérance des traitements conventionnels ou localisés ont été vérifiées chez la souris porteuse de ces pseudo-métastases pulmonaires B16F10. Les résultats ont montré que le dispositif endotrachéal utilisé permettait de produire des doses et des aérosols reproductibles et de déposer les gouttelettes d’aérosol profondément dans les poumons des souris. De plus, lors de l’étude in vivo, les traitements administrés étaient bien tolérés et la dose de témozolomide administré sous forme de suspension pour inhalation à l’aide du dispositif endotrachéal avait permis d’obtenir une efficacité antitumorale similaire à une dose similaire de témozolomide administrée par la voie iv conventionnelle. De plus, 11% (3/27) de souris « long-survivantes » avaient été observées avec le groupe traité par inhalation trois fois par semaine pendant trois semaines consécutives et les poumons de ces long-survivants avaient présenté une éradication quasi complète des tumeurs pulmonaires. Ce phénomène n’avait pas été observé dans les groupes de souris traitées de manière conventionnelle.<p>Ensuite, la seconde partie de notre travail a consisté en l’élaboration du témozolomide sous forme de poudres sèches pour inhalation destinées à être délivrées à l’aide d’un dispositif à poudre sèche à usage humain. Pour ce faire, nous avons développé les poudres sèches pour inhalation à l’aide de techniques de réduction de taille pour microniser la poudre de départ et d’atomisation pour évaporer le solvant et élaborer un enrobage autour des particules micronisées. La nature de l’enrobage était soit hydrophile soit lipophile. Ensuite les caractéristiques physicochimiques telles que les propriétés thermiques, les propriétés cristallines, la distribution de taille particulaire et la morphologie des formulations de poudre sèche pour inhalation ont été évalués à l’aide de techniques appropriées telles que la calorimétrie différentielle à balayage, la diffraction des rayons X sur poudre, la diffraction de la lumière laser et la microscopie électronique à balayage. Les profils de déposition pulmonaire et de dissolution ont été respectivement déterminés in vitro à l’aide de l’essai de la pharmacopée européenne utilisant l’impacteur à cascade multi-étages et d’un test de dissolution adapté aux formes pulmonaires. Les quatre formulations élaborées présentaient des caractéristiques physicochimiques intéressantes pour la stabilité à long-terme de la substance active et des formulations. De plus, deux formulations de poudre sèche pour inhalation (les formulations F1 et F2) présentaient des propriétés aérodynamiques tout à fait attrayantes avec une fraction minimale de poudre déposée au niveau du tractus respiratoire supérieure et une fraction maximale de poudre déposée au niveau du tractus respiratoire inférieur où se localisent les tumeurs pulmonaires. De plus, l’ensemble des formulations ont montré que la fraction sélectionnée des particules fines des poudres sèches pour inhalation libérait 75% du témozolomide dans le liquide simulant le fluide pulmonaire endéans les dix premières minutes du test de dissolution in vitro adapté aux formes pulmonaires. <p>Enfin, nous avons comparé l’efficacité et la tolérance in vivo d’une de nos formulations de poudre sèche de témozolomide pour inhalation administrée soit sous forme de suspension, soit sous forme de poudre sèche, à l’aide du dispositif endotrachéal approprié chez la souris porteuse de pseudo-métastases pulmonaires. L’uniformité de la dose délivrée par les différents dispositifs a été évaluée à l’aide d’une technique quantitative validée. Les résultats de cette étude ont montré qu’en administrant une formulation de poudre sèche sous forme d’un mélange de poudres plutôt que sous forme d’une suspension liquide, les doses en témozolomide à administrer pour obtenir une efficacité comparable était au moins deux fois moins élevées. Cependant, le dispositif endotrachéal pour les formulations de poudre présentait plus de variabilité au niveau de la dose délivrée que le dispositif endotrachéal pour les formulations liquides ce qui induit une variabilité dans les doses délivrées. Pour clôturer ce travail, nous avons appliqué certaines techniques que nous avons développées pour le témozolomide à une nouvelle molécule de synthèse, le trivanillate polyphénolique 13c, qui montre des propriétés anticancéreuses intéressantes dans le cadre des tumeurs pulmonaires. En effet, une méthode quantitative a été développée et a été validée. Une étude de pré-formulation et des essais de formulation pour produire une suspension, des complexes d’inclusion et des microparticules lipidiques ont été entrepris avec de relativement bons résultats pour les complexes d’inclusion élaborés avec des gamma cyclodextrines qui permettaient d’augmenter la solubilité dans l’eau de la molécule de 13c d’un facteur d’au moins 1,5×106. De plus, les particules de 13c montraient la particularité de se solubiliser dans un mélange dichlorométhane/éthanol (1 :1 v/v) ce qui nous a permis d’élaborer des microparticules lipidiques pour lesquelles les propriétés de mouillage devront être améliorées dans l’avenir./<p>Primary lung tumors, mainly represented by non-small-cell lung cancers (cancers NSCLC), or secondary lung tumors (metastasis) cause the death of hundred thousand human beings worldwide. Despite the therapeutic modalities used, the five-year survival rate reaches only 15%. Nowadays, it is known that cancers NSCLC and metastasis are intrinsically resistant to apoptosis.<p>To overcome the main problems occurring with the systemic delivery of conventional chemotherapy which are mainly constituted of non-specific and non selective pro-apoptotic agents, we have developed some formulations based on non pro-apoptotic antineoplasic drugs which are designed to be delivered by a localized administration, the inhalation. Indeed, inhalation is the preferential route to treat the main pulmonary affections such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or cystic fibrosis.<p>The first part of this work consisted to produce and evaluate temozolomide-based formulations designed to be delivered to mice bearing pulmonary pseudo-metastases (using a experimental melanoma, the B16F10 model), either by the conventional intravenous (iv) route or by inhalation using an endotracheal device appropriate to mice. The suspension for inhalation was produced by means of a high pressure homogenizing technique using phospholipids compatible with the lungs to stabilize the suspension. The in vitro anticancer activity was evaluated for both temozolomide-based formulations in comparison with non-formulated temzolomide on three cancer cell lines, a human NSCLC cancer cells (A549), a human glioblastoma cancer cells (T98G) as positive control and a murine melanoma cancer cells (B16F10). The latter was used to generate lung tumors in mice by injecting the melanoma cells by iv. Reproducibility of delivered dose and generated aerosol by the endotracheal device from the suspension for inhalation and the deposition of droplets in the mouse lungs were precisely evaluated by means of a validated HPLC determination method, a laser diffraction technique and fluorescent microscopy and histological image analysis, respectively. Then, the tolerance and the antitumor efficacy of iv or inhaled temozolomide-based treatments were evaluated on mice bearing pulmonary pseudo-metastases B16F10. The results showed that endotracheal device produced reproducible doses and aerosols and that the aerosol droplets were deposited deeply in the mouse lungs. Moreover, the temozolomide-based treatments were well tolerated in terms of weight evolution and the inhaled based-temozolomide treatments were able to get the same antitumor efficacy in terms of median survival rate as the conventional iv based-temozolomide treatments delivered at a same frequency. Moreover with the group treated by inhalation three times a week during three consecutive weeks, 11% (3/27) mice survived with an almost complete eradication of lung tumors which was not observed with the groups treated by conventional route.<p>Then, the second part of our work consisted to produce temozolomide-based dry powders for inhalation able to be delivered with a dry powder inhaler for human use. We developed the dry powders for inhalation using a high-pressure homogenizing technique to micronize temozolomide particles and then spray-drying technique to coat temozolomide microparticles. The coating was either hydrophilic or lipophilic. Then, the physicochemical characteristics such as thermal or crystalline properties, the particle size distribution and the particle morphology were evaluated for the four dry powders for inhalation by means of differential scanning calorimetry, x-ray powder diffraction, laser light scattering and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The in vitro pulmonary deposition and dissolution were respectively determined by European pharmacopeia assay for the aerodynamic assessment of fine particles using a multi-stage liquid impinger and by dissolution test optimized for inhaler products. The four formulations produced presented physicochemical properties promoting long-term stability of temozolomide and formulations.Moreover, two of them (dry powder without coating or with a thin lipid coating) showed attractive aerodynamic properties with a minimal fraction of powder deposited in the oropharyngeal and tracheal zones and maximal fraction deposited in the lungs (almost 50% of the nominal dose) where the lung tumors are localized. Moreover, fine particle fraction of all formulations showed a fast release and dissolution of temozolomide with more than 75% of temozolmide dissolved within 10 minutes in the simulated lung fluid during the in vitro dissolution test optimized for dry powders for inhalation.<p>Then, we compared the in vivo antitumor efficacy and tolerance of one of dry powders for inhalation on mice bearing pulmonary pseudo-metastases B16F10. The dry powder for inhalation was administered either by dispersing it as a extemporaneous suspension able to be delivered by the endotracheal device for liquid forms or by mixing it with a spray-dried diluent able to be delivered by the endotracheal device for dry powders. The uniformity of delivered dose by the different endotracheal device was evaluated by a validated quantitative method. The results showed that the delivery of the powder mixture presented the same antitumor efficacy as the extemporaneous suspension but for a half dose of temozolomide. However, the endotracheal device for dry powders presented a higher variability of delivered dose than the endotracheal device for liquid forms.<p>Finally, we apply the pulmonary application on a polyphenol developed in the Faculty of Pharmacy, the molecule 13c, that showed very interesting in vitro anticancer properties against lung tumors. So, a quantitative method was developed and was validated. A preformulation studie was performed and formulation developements are on-going.<p> / Doctorat en Sciences biomédicales et pharmaceutiques / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished