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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
May. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/436 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/675 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/436 (2013.01); A61K 9/0048 (2013.01); A61K 31/675 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for suppressing obstruction of meibomian gland in a mammalian subject, the method comprising administering to the mammalian subject an eye drop comprising 0.01 to 0.5% (w/v) of sirolimus or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as a sole active ingredient, wherein the eye drop is administered to an eye of the mammalian subject 1 to 2 times per day.