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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald D Schoenwald, Iowa City, IA (US);
Charles F Barfknecht, Iowa City, IA (US);
Assignee:
University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514367 ; 514913 ;
Abstract
A topical composition for eye treatment of glaucoma, comprising a small but pharmaceutically effective amount of an analog of benzothiazole-2-sulfonamide. The most preferred compound is 6-chloro-benzothiazole-2-sulfonamide. The invention also relates to a method of topically treating glaucoma with eye drops to reduce intraocular pressure. Finally, disclosed is a method of synthesis of the preferred and highly effective benzothiazole-2-sulfonamide analogs, particularly the 6-chloro-benzothiazole-2-sulfonamide compound.