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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph S Adorante, Irvine, CA (US);
Elizabeth WoldeMussie, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Guadalupe Ruiz, Corona, CA (US);
Assignee:
Allergan, Waco, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514532 ; 514912 ;
Abstract
Pharmaceutical compositions and a method are disclosed for treating glaucoma and/or ocular hypertension in the mammalian eye by administering to the mammalian eye the pharmaceutical composition of the invention which contains as the active ingredient one or more compounds having calcium chelating activity. Examples of calcium chelating agents utilized in the pharmaceutical composition and method of treatment are: ##STR1## and lower alkyl and alkoxyalkyl esters thereof.