According to the present invention there is provided a pharmaceutically acceptable composition in the form of a
solid amorphous single particulate
powder comprising a mixture of: (a) a pharmacologically effective
dose of a
small molecule CGRP receptor antagonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable
carrier material comprising
maltodextrin having a glucose equivalent (DE) of greater than 15. The compositions are suitable for, for example, transmucosal
drug delivery, including transnasal delivery, which compositions are loadable into
single use transnasal applicators by transnasal delivery. The composition is preferably made by
spray drying, and may further include a
disaccharide, such as
lactose or
trehalose, which may be
spray dried in combination with the
active ingredient and
maltodextrin. The composition may further comprise one or more
alkyl saccharides. Preferred
alkyl saccharides include
sucrose esters, such as
sucrose monolaurate. Preferred
CGRP receptor antagonists include a gezepam, such as ubugepam, atogepam, remegepam, and zalvigepam. Thus, the composition is particularly useful in the treatment of
migraine-related conditions.