Abstract: Novel dry powder compositions comprising and methods relating thereto are provided. The dry powder compositions comprise PDE5 inhibitors, such as vardenafil, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof. The dry powder compositions may optionally include an carrier/excipient. The concentration of active agent may be at least about 2% by weight. Methods of aerosolizing the dry powder compositions and using them to treat various diseases are also disclosed.

Abstract: Novel dry powder compositions comprising and methods relating thereto are provided. The dry powder compositions comprise PDE5 inhibitors, such as vardenafil, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof. The dry powder compositions may optionally include an carrier/excipient. The concentration of active agent may be at least about 2% by weight. Methods of aerosolizing the dry powder compositions and using them to treat various diseases are also disclosed.

Abstract: A multimedia authoring apparatus and method that allows a multimedia author to focus solely on the content of the presentation. In its most basic form, the apparatus of the present invention includes a processor, a monitor and data storage medium, such as a magnetic or optical disk, and a multimedia database stored in a data storage medium. The processor includes means for creating and linking frames, scenes and action items, for automatically recording the action items and in an outline as the author creates them, for informing the author when a link has not been created from a given action item to another frame and for displaying a discrete portion of the presentation before all frames, scenes and action items have been created.