Agent for prophylaxis and treatment of glaucoma
AssigneesSenju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation
InventorsMitsuyoshi Azuma, Yukuo Yoshida, Mitsunori Waki, Masayoshi Uehata
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Abstract
An agent for the prophylaxis and treatment of glaucoma, which contains a compound having a Rho kinase inhibitory activity, particularly an agent for the prophylaxis and treatment of glaucoma, which contains a compound of the formula (I) 1 wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, as the compound having a Rho kinase inhibitory activity, is provided. The agent for the prophylaxis and treatment of glaucoma of the present invention is a novel agent for the prophylaxis and treatment of glaucoma and has intraocular pressure lowering action, optic disc blood flow improving action and aqueous humor outflow promoting action.
Claims10
A method of inhibiting contraction of ciliary muscle, which comprises administering an effective amount, of a compound having a Rho kinase inhibitory activity to a patient in need thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.