PENTAMIDINE SALTS USEFUL IN THE TREATMENT AND PROPHYLAXIS OF PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA

摘要

Salts of pentamidine, formulations containing such salts and the use of such salts for treatment or prophylaxis of pneumocystis carinii. Pentamidine gluconate and lactate has been discovered and found to have high water solubility while providing potentially less toxic alternatives to pentamidine isethionate, especially for aerosolized administration to patients suffering from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS, or AIDS related complex, ARC.