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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2000
Christopher A. Muller, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Elizabeth A. Bancroft, Irvine, CA (US);
Janet K. Cheetham, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Harold G. Jensen, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Teresa H. Kuan, Placentia, CA (US);
David F. Power, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Kevin D. Skule, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Compositions including a quinolone component, such as ofloxacin, having fungistatic activity in the compositions, present in an amount effective as an antibiotic when the composition is placed in a mammalian eye, a NSAID component present in an amount to reduce inflammation or pain when the composition is placed in the eye, and a carrier component in an amount effective to act as a carrier for the quinolone component and NSAID component are provided. Methods of using the present compositions, for example, to resolve microbial infections and/or to reduce inflammation and/or pain in a mammalian eye are included within the scope of the present invention. Methods for treating corneal injuries are also included. In addition, methods for treating ocular infections, for example, corneal infections, are included.