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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2009
Applicant:
Bhagwati P. Kabra, Euless, TX (US);
Inventor:
Bhagwati P. Kabra, Euless, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 37/10 (2006.01); A61K 31/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to the provision of pharmaceutical compositions. The compositions include a therapeutic agent and a relatively low amount of surfactant for providing higher bioavailability of the therapeutic agent. The compositions are particularly desirable as ophthalmic compositions in which the therapeutic agent is a prostaglandin such as travoprost and the surfactant is a vegetable oil such as castor oil.