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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2003
Applicants:
Masakazu Hatano, Ikoma, JP;
Tadashi Nakajima, Ikoma, JP;
Takeshi Matsugi, Ikoma, JP;
Hideaki Hara, Ikoma, JP;
Inventors:
Masakazu Hatano, Ikoma, JP;
Tadashi Nakajima, Ikoma, JP;
Takeshi Matsugi, Ikoma, JP;
Hideaki Hara, Ikoma, JP;
Assignee:
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka-Shi, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/535 (2006.01); A61K 31/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A subject of the present invention is to find utility of a combination of a Rho kinase inhibitor having a novel action and a β-blocker as a therapeutic agent for glaucoma. Actions of reducing intraocular pressure are complemented and/or enhanced each other by combining the Rho kinase inhibitor with the β-blocker. For the administration mode, each drug can be administered in combination or in mixture.