Claims for Patent: 6,043,213
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Summary for Patent: 6,043,213
Title: | Drug composition comprising albumin as active ingredient |
Abstract: | The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of corneal and conjunctival lesion, and dry eye comprising albumin as an active ingredient. The pharmaceutical composition is also useful for increase of eye surface epithelium mucin secretion. The present invention further provides a method for treatment of corneal and conjunctival lesion, and dry eye, which comprises administering, to a subject in need of such treatment, albumin in an amount effective. In addition, the present invention provides a use of albumin for manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention. |
Inventor(s): | Tsubota; Kazuo (Funabashi, JP) |
Assignee: | R-Tech Ueno, Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Application Number: | 08/981,229 |
Patent Claims: | 1. A method for treatment of dry eye which comprises administering, to a subject in need of such treatment, albumin in an amount effective for treatment of dry eye.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the said albumin is human origin albumin. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the said albumin is administered in the form of eye drops. 4. The method according to claim 1, which comprises administering a pharmaceutical composition containing 1 to 1000 mg/ml of albumin and pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. 5. A method for increasing eye surface epithelium mucin secretion, which comprises administering, to a subject in need of such administration, albumin in an amount effective for increasing eye surface epithelium mucin secretion. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the said albumin is human origin albumin. 7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the said albumin is administered in the form of eye drops. 8. The method according to claim 5, which comprises administering a pharmaceutical composition containing 1 to 1000 mg/ml of albumin and pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
Details for Patent 6,043,213
Applicant | Tradename | Biologic Ingredient | Dosage Form | BLA | Approval Date | Patent No. | Expiredate |
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Grifols Therapeutics Llc | ALBUKED, PLASBUMIN-20, PLASBUMIN-25, PLASBUMIN-5 | albumin (human) | For Injection | 101138 | 10/21/1942 | ⤷ Try a Trial | 2016-04-19 |
Baxalta Us Inc. | BUMINATE, FLEXBUMIN | albumin (human) | Injection | 101452 | 03/03/1954 | ⤷ Try a Trial | 2016-04-19 |
Csl Behring Ag | ALBURX | albumin (human) | Injection | 102366 | 07/23/1976 | ⤷ Try a Trial | 2016-04-19 |
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