Pharmaceutical for Hygienic Administration in the Ear
The invention relates to a system for hygienically administering, particularly in animals, an ear medicament which can be dosed reproducibly even in the case of low volumes and which is not flung out once again even when the head is shaken.
1 . A pharmaceutical for treating diseases of the ear in humans or animals, comprising:
(a) an anti-infective agent
(b) in a liquid base
aliquoted in a primary packaging means for once-only administration.
2 . Pharmaceutical according to claim 1 , comprising a fluoroquinolone.
3 . Pharmaceutical according to claim 2 , comprising enrofloxacin.
4 . Pharmaceutical according to claim 2 , comprising pradofloxacin.
5 . Pharmaceutical according to claim 2 , comprising marbofloxacin.
6 . Pharmaceutical according to claim 1 , additionally comprising another substance having an anti-infective effect, such as colloidal silver, silver nitrate or silver sulphadiazine.
7 . Pharmaceutical according to claim 1 , additionally comprising an antimycotic agent.
8 . Pharmaceutical according to claim 7 , comprising clotrimazole, miconazole or bifonazole.
9 . Pharmaceutical according to claim 1 , additionally comprising a corticoid.
10 . Pharmaceutical according to claim 9 , comprising dexamethasone, betamethasone or triamcinolone (or their derivatives).
11 . Pharmaceutical according to claim 10 , comprising dexamethasone 21-acetate.
12 . Pharmaceutical according to claim 1 , in which the content of the primary packaging means exhibits thixotropic properties.
13 . Pharmaceutical according to claim 1 , in which the content of the primary packaging means exhibits an oily liquid base.
14 . Pharmaceutical according to claim 1 , in which the content of the primary packaging means is a suspension.
15 . Pharmaceutical formulation comprising
(i) from 0.001 to 6% by weight of an anti-infective agent
(ii) from 0.01 to 10% by weight of an antimycotic agent
(iii) from 0.001 to 2% by weight of a corticoid
(iv) from 99.9 to 72% by weight of a liquid base.
16 . Pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 15 , comprising, as corticoid, a corticoid ester.
17 . Pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 15 , characterized by an oily liquid base.
18 . Pharmaceutical formulation according to one of claims 15 , comprising an acid.
19 . Pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 18 , comprising an organic acid, in particular sorbic acid, stearic acid and propionic acid.
20 . Pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 18 , comprising up to 30% by weight of acid.
21 . Pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 18 , comprising from 0.05 to 2% by weight of acid.