Dermal anti-inflammatory composition
OwnerHanne Hedeman, Pia Klie Refer +4inventors
InventorsHanne Hedeman, Pia Klie Refer, Erik Johannes Didriksen, Ann Vivian Fullerton, Helle Aaes, Lotte Groth
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Abstract
A pharmaceutical composition for dermal application comprises a lipophilic anti-inflammatory compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle comprising a lipophilic excipient capable of solubilizing the anti-inflammatory compound and targeting said compound to the pilosebaceous ducts on application of the composition on the skin. The composition may be used in the treatment of dermal inflammatory conditions, in particular acne.
Claims32
A pharmaceutical composition for dermal application comprising a lipophilic anti-inflammatory compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle comprising a lipophilic excipient capable of solubilising the anti-inflammatory compound and targeting said compound to the pilosebaceous ducts on application of the composition to the skin.
Use of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a lipophilic anti-inflammatory compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle comprising a lipophilic excipient capable of solubilising the anti-inflammatory compound and targeting said compound to the pilosebaceous ducts of the skin on application for the manufacture of a medicament intended for dermal application for the prevention or treatment of local inflammatory conditions of the skin.
A method of preventing or treating dermal inflammatory conditions, the method comprising dermally applying at or on a site of inflammation a sufficient quantity of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a lipophilic anti-inflammatory compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle comprising a lipophilic excipient capable of solubilising the anti-inflammatory compound and targeting said compound to the pilosebaceous ducts of the skin on application.
The method of claim 34, wherein the inflammatory condition is contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, eczema or acne.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.