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8-iso- prostaglandins for glaucoma therapy

US6037368A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 1998
Grant dateMar 14, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P27/06
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to the use of 8-iso prostaglandins and their derivatives for decreasing intraocular pressure, for example in the treatment of glaucoma It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that 8-iso prostaglandin E.sub.2 effectively decreased intraocular pressure by a trabecular meshwork outflow mechanism.

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