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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph S. Adorante, Irvine, CA (US);
George R. Ehring, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Kara L. Kopper, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Assignee:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/800 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/800 ;
Abstract
A method for preventing retinal ganglion cell depth, associated with glaucoma, in an animal of the mammalian species, including humans, comprising the step of administering to ganglion cells and their axons (optic nerve) of said mammal a pharmaceutical composition which comprises as its active ingredient one or more compounds having activity for blocking a reverse mode of the sodium/calcium exchanger.