The present invention relates to the delivery of atenolol, pindolol, esmolol,
propranolol, or metoprolol through an inhalation route. Specifically, it relates
to aerosols containing atenolol, pindolol, esmolol, propranolol, or metoprolol
that are used in inhalation therapy. In a method aspect of the present invention,
atenolol, pindolol, esmolol, propranolol, or metoprolol is administered to a patient
through an inhalation route. The method comprises: a) heating a composition of
atenolol, pindolol, esmolol, propranolol, or metoprolol, to form a vapor; and,
b) allowing the vapor to cool, thereby forming a condensation aerosol comprising
particles with less than 5% drug degradation products. In a kit aspect of the present
invention, a kit for delivering atenolol, pindolol, esmolol, propranolol, or metoprolol
through an inhalation route is provided which comprises: a) a thin coating of an
atenolol, pindolol, esmolol, propranolol, or metoprolol composition and b) a device
for dispensing said thin coating as a condensation aerosol.