Water-in oil type emulsion for treating a disease of the eye
US9107822B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K2317/55
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a composition for administering with a sustained release kinetic a therapeutically effective amount of a therapeutic agent to a subject in need thereof for treating diseases or conditions of the eye, wherein the composition is an water-in-oil type emulsion comprising an oil phase, a lipophilic surfactant dissolved in the oil phase, an aqueous phase dispersed in the oil phase, a hydrophilic therapeutic agent dissolved in the aqueous dispersed phase, and wherein the composition is intraocularly injectable, wherein the composition has a density lower than 1. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition or to a medicament comprising the composition of the invention, and to a method for treating a condition or disease of the eye comprising administering a therapeutic amount of the composition of the invention. The invention also relates to a device comprising the composition of the invention.
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