OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME

Title:

OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2003063826

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

Ophthalmic compositions comprising an oil-in water emulsion, preferably a self-emulsifying oil-in water emulsion, including an oily component, an aqueous component and a surfactant component. The surfactant component may include three or more surfactants, for example, a polyoxyalkalene alkylene ether, a polyalkylene oxide ether of alkyl alcohol and a polyalkylene oxide ether of alkylphenol. The present compositions may include therapeutic components. Methods of making such compositionbs and using such compositions, for example, to treat eyes, to treat contact lenses and to provide desired therapeutic effects are provided.

Inventors:

HUTH STANLEY W
OLEJNIK OREST
YU ZHI-JIAN

Application Number:

PCT/US2003/002523

Publication Date:

December 24, 2003

Filing Date:

January 28, 2003

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

ALLERGAN INC (US)

International Classes:

A61K9/00; A61K9/107; A61K31/4178; A61K31/498; A61K31/5377; A61K45/00; A61K47/34; A61K47/44; A61K47/46; A61P27/02; (IPC1-7): A61K9/107

Domestic Patent References:

WO1999021533A2	1999-05-06
WO2002056843A2	2002-07-25

Foreign References:

US5310429A	1994-05-10
US4411801A	1983-10-25

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