| abstract |
Pharmaceutical preparations in a form suitable for inhalation comprising an active ingredient, usually a solid, chosen from: (i) a physiologically tolerable zwitterionic salt, or (ii) a physiologically tolerable metal, ammonium, amine or organic salt of an inorganic or organic acid, or (iii) a mixture of two or more salts as defined in (i) and (ii) above are described. Use of those active ingredients, especially sodium chloride, in the manufacture of medicaments and in methods for the treatment and/or the prevention of mucus retention are also described. |