US 2006/0067903 A1Published application

Reduction of hair growth

AssigneeThe Gillette Company, a Delaware corporation

InventorsAnwar Jardien, Roman Rariy, Gurpreet Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander

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Compositions including a conjugate of α-difluoromethylomithine can be applied topically to reduce hair growth.

Dependent claims

A method of reducing hair growth in a human, comprising selecting an area of skin from which reduced hair growth is desired, and

applying to the area of skin, in an amount effective to reduce hair growth, a dermatologically acceptable composition including a compound other than α-difluoromethylomithine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, having the following structure:

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

C07D 307/52
With substituted hydrocarbon radicals attached to ring carbon atoms: radicals substituted by nitrogen atoms not forming part of a nitro radical
A61K 8/44
Containing nitrogen: aminocarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, e.g. aminocarboxylic acids containing sulfur; Salts; Esters or N-acylated…
A61K 8/69
Containing organic compounds: containing fluorine
A61Q 7/02
Preparations for affecting hair growth: preparations for inhibiting or slowing hair growth

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