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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2006
James B. Doherty, Montvale, NJ (US);
Meng-hsin Chen, Westfield, NJ (US);
Luping Liu, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Swaminathan R. Natarajan, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Robert M. Tynebor, Woodbridge, NJ (US);
James B. Doherty, Montvale, NJ (US);
Meng-Hsin Chen, Westfield, NJ (US);
Luping Liu, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Swaminathan R. Natarajan, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Robert M. Tynebor, Woodbridge, NJ (US);
Merck & Co. Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to potent potassium channel blocker compounds of Formula I or a formulation thereof for the treatment of glaucoma and other conditions which leads to elevated intraocular pressure in the eye of a patient. This invention also relates to the use of such compounds to provide a neuroprotective effect to the eye of mammalian species, particularly humans.