Owner Alcon, Inc.

Inventors Kabra, Bhagwati P.; Tian, Youqin; Howie, Janet D.; Marsh, David Allen; Graff, Gustav

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2003247671

PCT Number PCT/US03/20706

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/006889

Priority 60/395,840 15.07.02 US; 60/432,721 12.12.02 US

Filing date 30 June 2003

Wipo publication date 2 February 2004

Acceptance publication date 14 February 2008

A61K 47/14 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Esters of carboxylic acids

A61K 9/00 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form

A61K 9/70 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Web, sheet or filament bases

A61K 31/337 (2006.01) - having four-membered rings, e.g. taxol

A61K 47/32 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds

A61K 47/34 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds

A61K 47/38 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Cellulose

A61P 27/02 (2006.01) Drugs for disorders of the senses

A61P 27/06 (2006.01) Drugs for disorders of the senses

A61K 9/16 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Agglomerates