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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinichi Yasueda, Kobe, JP;
Katsuhiro Inada, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/300 ; A61K 3/1495 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/300 ; A61K 3/1495 ;
Abstract
There is provided an aqueous liquid pharmaceutical composition which comprises Gatifloxacin (chemical nomenclature: (±)-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-8-methoxy-7-(3-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-3-quinoline carboxylic acid) or its salt and disodium edetate. Further, there are provided a method for raising corneal permeability of Gatifloxacin, a method for preventing precipitation of Gatifloxacin crystals, and a method for preventing coloration of Gatifloxacin by incorporating disodium edetate into an aqueous liquid preparation containing Gatifloxacin or its salt.