Patent ID: 9345714
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A method of treating a middle ear infection in a human patient comprising the steps of: (a) diagnosing the patient as having otitis media and an open tympanic membrane in at least one ear; and (b) topically applying into the ear canal of the patient's ear an aqueous suspension composition containing a combination of ciprofloxacin and dexamethasone, wherein the composition comprises a) 0.01-0.5% (wt.) dexamethasone; b) 0.1-0.4% (wt.) ciprofloxacin; c) 0.1-0.9% (wt.) tonicity agent; d) 0.01-0.2% (wt.) of a nonionic surfactant; and e) a buffer.