Spray-Dried FDKP/Insulin Powder Formulation

Example 10

Spray-dried disodium FDKP/insulin powder as described in Examples 6 or 7 is packed into hard gelatin capsules. The capsules can contain approximately 50-100 mg of powder. The FDKP salt/insulin powders prepared in Examples 6 and 7 were 25% insulin by weight and insulin activity was about 26 units/mg. Thus, 50 mg would be on the order of 1300 units, significantly larger than a typical dose. About 2-30 mg of the FDKP salt/insulin powder is mixed with methyl cellulose (other bulking agents are well known in the art) to make up the balance of the desired mass.