USE OF L-CARNITINE OR OF ALKANOYL L-CARNITINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL SUPPLEMENT OR MEDICAMENT FOR OPHTHALMIC USE IN THE FORM OF EYE DROPS - Patent 2101725

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EP 2 101 725 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	23.09.2009 Bulletin 2009/39

(21)	Application number: 07822791.5

(22)	Date of filing: 21.11.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61K 9/00^(2006.01)
A61K 31/221^(2006.01)
A61P 27/04^(2006.01)

A61K 31/205^(2006.01)
A61P 27/02^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP2007/062656

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2008/071528 (19.06.2008 Gazette 2008/25)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

14.12.2006 US 570662

(71)	Applicant: SIGMA-TAU Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.p.A.
	00144 Roma (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	KOVERECH, Aleardo 00165 Rome (IT) PESCOSOLIDO, Nicola 00181 Rome (IT)

(74)	Representative: Bottero, Carlo et al
	Bugnion S.p.A. Viale Lancetti, 17 I-20158 Milano I-20158 Milano (IT)

(54)	USE OF L-CARNITINE OR OF ALKANOYL L-CARNITINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL SUPPLEMENT OR MEDICAMENT FOR OPHTHALMIC USE IN THE FORM OF EYE DROPS