Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for pulmonary administration of full-length parathyroid hormone to mammalian hosts for the treatment of osteoporosis. Thus there is provided a therapeutic preparation comprising a human full-length parathyroid hormone, or homologues thereof, in the form of a dry powder suitable for inhalation in which at least 50% of said dry powder consists of (a) particles having a diameter of up to 10 microns; or (b) agglomerates, of such particles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for pulmonary administration of full-length parathyroid hormone to mammalian hosts for the treatment of osteoporosis. Thus there is provided a therapeutic preparation comprising a human full-length parathyroid hormone, or homologues thereof, in the form of a dry powder suitable for inhalation in which at least 50% of said dry powder consists of (a) particles having a diameter of up to 10 microns; or (b) agglomerates of such particles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for pulmonary administration of full-length parathyroid hormone to mamnmalian hosts for the treatment of osteoporosis. Thus there is provided a therapeutic preparation comprising a human full-length parathyroid hormone, or homologues thereof, in the form of a dry powder suitable for inhalation in which at least 50% of said dry powder consists of (a) particles having a diameter of up to 10 microns; or (b) agglomerates of such particles.

Abstract: A method for the treatment of diseases related to loss of bone mass such as osteoporosis, Paget's disease of bone, hyperparathyroidism, parodontal diseases and implant-related bone loss comprising administration to a patient suffering therefrom an amount of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, effective to mitigate the symptoms of the bone disease.

Abstract: Novel compounds of the formula IIIa ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1a, R.sup.2a, R.sup.3a and R.sup.4a are the same or different and are hydrogen, an alkyl, alkoxy optionally completely or predominantly substituted by fluorine or chlorine, halogen, --CN, --CF.sub.3, --NO.sub.2, --COR, --COOR, aryl, aryloxy or arylalkoxy group, or adjacent groups R.sup.1a, R.sup.2a, R.sup.3a and R.sup.4a together with the adjacent carbon atoms in the benzimidazole ring form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic ring or a 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring, which rings may be saturated or unsaturated and may contain 0-3 heteroatoms selected from N and O and which rings may be optionally substituted with 1-4 substitutents selected from alkyl groups with 1-3 carbon atoms, halogen preferably F or Cl, alkylene radicals containing 4-5 carbon atoms giving spiro compounds, or two or four of these substituents together form one or two oxy groups ##STR2## whereby if R.sup.1a, R.sup.2a, R.sup.3a and R.sup.

Abstract: Novel compounds of the formula IIIa ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1a, R.sup.2a, R.sup.3a and R.sup.4a are the same or different and are hydrogen, an alkyl, alkoxy optionally completely or predominantly substituted by fluorine or chlorine, halogen, --CN, --CF.sub.3, --NO.sub.2, --COR, --COOR, aryl, aryloxy or arylalkoxy group, or adjacent groups R.sup.1a, R.sup.2a, R.sup.3a and R.sup.4a together with the adjacent carbon atoms in the benzimidazole ring form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic ring or a 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring, which rings may be saturated or unsaturated and may contain 0-3 heteroatoms selected from N and O and which rings may be optionally substituted with 1-4 substitutents selected from alkyl groups with 1-3 carbon atoms, halogen perferably F or Cl, alkylene radicals containing 4-5 carbon atoms giving spiro compounds, or two or four of these substituents together form one or two oxy groups ##STR2## whereby if R.sup.1a, R.sup.2a, R.sup.3a and R.sup.