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US 5,512,275 AGranted
Topical lotion and method for treatment of androgenic alopecia
OwnerCarol J. Buckinventor
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Abstract
A formulation and method of treatment for androgenic alopecia wherein the active ingredient is liquor carbonis detergens, in combination with spirits of camphor, castor oil, isopropyl alcohol, and optionally salicyclic acid.
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A composition for the topical treatment of alopecia comprising:
- (a) up to about 2% by weight of an agent having at least one of keratolytic or bactericidal activity;
- (b) from about 2% to about 5% by weight of liquor carbonis detergens;
- (c) from about 3% to about 20% by weight of a rubefacient;
- (d) about 7% by weight of an antidessication and/or cornification agent;
- and
- (e) from about 60% to about 95% by weight of a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
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A method for treating alopecia comprising:
- topically administering a formulation having
- (a) up to about 2% by weight of an agent having at least one of keratolytic or bactericidal activity;
- (b) from about 2% to about 5% by weight of liquor carbonis detergens;
- (c) from about 3% to about 20% by weight of a rubefacient;
- (d) about 7% by weight of an antidessication and/or cornification agent;
- and
- (e) from about 60% to about 95% by weight of a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.