OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITION CONTAINING AN ION SENSITIVE, HYDROPHILIC POLYMER AND AN INORGANIC SALT IN A RATIO WHICH GIVES LOW VISCOSITY

摘要

The present invention relates to an ophthalmic composition for topical application in the form of an aqueous solution for human and veterinary use; and the use of a solution, in particular for the treatment and prevention of glaucoma and high eye pressure. The composition of the present invention is an ophthalmic drug comprising essentially basic groups, from 0.004% to 1.5% by weight of an ion-sensitive, acid-containing hydrophilic polymer, from 0.01 to 2.0% by weight of total inorganic salt and buffer material, Contains 3.0 wt% wetting agent, - 0-0.02 wt% of preservative and water, and the salt and polymer components are in such proportions that the solution has a viscosity of less than 1000 mPa · s at a shear rate of 1.1 s -1 and the pH of the solution is between 4.0 and 8.0. ŕ