Compositions for treating microbial infections
AssigneeAlcon Research, Ltd.
InventorsMalay Ghosh, Masood A. Chowhan
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for treating a microbial infection comprising treating the infected tissue with a composition comprising a quinolone such as finafloxacin and a divalent cation such as magnesium. The present invention also relates to antimicrobial compositions comprising a quinolone such as finafloxacin and a divalent cation such as magnesium.
Claims8
A pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising a quinolone antimicrobial or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and more than one divalent cation, said composition suitable for the treatment of an ophthalmic infection by topical ocular administration, and wherein said quinolone antimicrobial is finafloxacin at a concentration of 0.1 to 1.0 w/v %, said divalent cations are magnesium at a concentration of 1 to 100 mM, and zinc at a concentration of 1 to 100 mM, and said composition has a pH of 4.5 to 7.5, said composition further comprising sodium acetate at a concentration of 0.01 to 1.0 w/v %.
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