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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ernesto J Castillo, Arlington, TX (US);
Steven Howard Gerson, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Wesley Wehsin Han, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Forth Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 7802 ; 424 7804 ; 514613 ; 514634 ; 514912 ;
Abstract
Anionic amino acid based surfactants are used to enhance antimicrobial effectiveness in topically administrable pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one active ingredient, a cationic preservative and an anionic polyelectrolyte, such as carboxyvinyl polymers, xanthan gum, polystyrene sulfonic acid polymers and cationic exchange resins.