Treatment of acne or of pseudofolliculitis barbae
OwnerDouglas Shander, F. Eugene Harrington +1inventors
InventorsDouglas Shander, F. Eugene Harrington, Mary C. Whitmore
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Abstract
Patients suffering from acne and/or pseudofolliculitis barbae are treated by applying to the skin of the patient an inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase.
Claims4
The process of treating acne in a patient, which comprises applying to an affected area of skin of a patient suffering from acne a composition comprising a non-toxic pharmacologically acceptable vehicle and an inhibitor of the enzyme ornithine decarboxylase in an amount effective to treat acne.
The process of treating pseudofolliculitis barbae in a patient, which comprises applying to an affected area of skin of a patient suffering from pseudofolliculitis barbae a composition comprising a non-toxic pharmacologically acceptable vehicle and an inhibitor of the enzyme ornithine decarboxylase in an amount effective to treat pseudofolliculitis barbae.
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