Method of lowering intraocular pressure using phenylimino-imidazoles
OwnerIcilio Cavero, Salomon Z. Langer +1inventors
InventorsIcilio Cavero, Salomon Z. Langer, Billie M. York, Jr.
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Abstract
A method is provided of treating glaucoma in a patient which comprises administering, preferably as eye drops, an effective amount of the compound ##STR1## which is preferably in the form of its hydrochloride. The compound is administered preferably in the form of a sterile pharmacologically acceptable solution which contains from 0.1 to 5, and more preferably 0.1 to 2.0, percent by weight of said compound. The patient preferably obtains the anti-glaucoma agent in the form of a kit which comprises the sterile pharmacologically acceptable solution and an eyedropper for dispensing said sterile pharmacologically acceptable solution to the affected eyes of a patient suffering from glaucoma.
Claims3
A method for lowering intraocular pressure comprising topically applying to the eye an effective amount for lowering such intraocular pressure of a compound of the formula ##STR25## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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