METHODS FOR PRESERVING OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS AND PRESERVED OPHTALMIC SOLUTIONS

摘要

A method of inhibiting Cladosporium growth in an aqueous ophthalmic solution comprising a cellulose derivative and a hydrogen peroxide source, comprising: providing an aqueous solution comprising a cellulose derivative and a hydrogen peroxide source, wherein said solution will support Cladosporium growth if contaminated with Cladosporium; and admixing an effective amount of an alkaline earth metal salt with said solution to yield an alkaline earth metal-containing solution which, if contaminated with Cladosporium, will allow less Cladosporium growth than an otherwise identical solution that does not comprise an alkaline earth metal salt.