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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian Andrew Hills, Queensland, AU;
Derek Alan Woodcock, Berkhampstead, GB;
Assignee:
Britannia Pharmaceuticals Limited, Surrey, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61P 2/716 ; A61K 3/1685 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61P 2/716 ; A61K 3/1685 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to the treatment of serous otitis media (glue ear). A medicament is disclosed which comprises a surface active phospholipid (SAPL) which is instilled as a powder into the middle ear. The SAPL has an affinity for the surface of the Eustachian tube and forms a film over its surface which prevents or deters reblockage of the tube.