Abstract: A breath-actuated inhalation device for dispensing a powdered medicament from a powdered medicament-holding capsule, comprising an elongate housing having a passageway for the movement of air therethrough, one end of the housing being an output end adapted for insertion into a user's mouth or nasal passage, the passageway having an inlet end terminating in an emptying chamber at the output end of said housing, the cross-sectional area of the passageway being less than the cross-sectional area of the emptying chamber, and means associated with said housing for receiving a powdered medicament-holding capsule. A collar surrounds at least a portion of the periphery of the housing adjacent the emptying chamber and has at least one substantially flat surface with a notch therein, which allows a first, smaller part of a two-part capsule to fit therein but which is too small to allow the second, larger part of the capsule to fit therein.

Abstract: This invention relates to a topical, anti-inflammatory, pharmaceutical composition which comprises (a) a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent, e.g. propylene glycol and water, and (b) at least two corticosteroids chosen from those represented by formulas A through K defined hereinafter, each corticosteroid dissolved in said solvent at a concentration equal to the saturation solubility for each steroid. Other suitable pharmaceutical formulation additives may be added to prepare the desired type of formulation, e.g. cream, ointment, lotion, or gel. The invention includes a process for preparing the compositions and a method for treating inflamed skin conditions using the novel compositions.