Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for managing skin conditions
OwnerHoward Muradinventor
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Abstract
This application relates to a stable pharmaceutical composition and methods for the cleansing of skin to facilitate the prevention, treatment, and management of skin conditions, such as seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, folliculitis, rosacea, perioral dermatitis, acne, impetigo and other inflammatory skin conditions, and the like, including a sufficient amount of an acidic component of a hydroxyacid or tannic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to exfoliate a portion of the skin, a sufficient amount of stabilized hydrogen peroxide to facilitate cleansing of the skin without substantial irritation thereof, and an antimicrobial agent in an amount sufficient to inhibit or reduce microorganisms on the skin.
Claims24
A skin cleansing pharmaceutical composition comprising:
- an acidic component comprising a hydroxy acid or tannic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, present in an amount greater than about 1 weight percent to exfoliate at least a portion of the skin;
- hydrogen peroxide in an amount sufficient to cleanse the skin without substantial irritation thereof;
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- an antimicrobial agent of triclosan, clotrimazole, farnesol or a combination thereof, said agent present in an amount sufficient to at least inhibit microorganisms on the skin.
A method of managing a skin condition which comprises administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of:
- (1) an acidic component comprising greater than about 1 weight percent of a hydroxy acid or tannic acid to exfoliate a portion of the skin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, (2) hydrogen peroxide, and (3) an antimicrobial agent to at least inhibit the growth of microorganisms on the skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.