PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA ANALOGS IN COMBINATION WITH ANTIMICROBIAL FOR TREATING GLAUCOMA

摘要

An ophthalmic formulation for the treatment of glaucoma and intraocular pressure with a prostaglandin compound of the F-series (PGF), and particularly a prodrug form of a PGFSUB2alpha/SUB analog, such as an ester, amide, or internal lactone, wherein preservative is an antimicrobial peptide, such as lactoferrin. In particularly preferred embodiments, the prostaglandin compound is a macrocyclic internal 1,15-lactone, such as the 16-aryloxy prostaglandin analogs, illustratively fluprostenol or cloprstenol.