Topical antibiotic composition for the prevention of Lyme disease
AssigneeIxodes AG
InventorsGustave Huber, Uta Hüttenes, Caroline Roosens-von Bidder
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Abstract
The invention relates to topical pharmaceutical compositions and methods related to Borrelia burgdorferi toxins, in particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of infections caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and in particular for the prevention of Lyme disease.
Claims1
A method for preventing Lyme disease or for the elimination of spirochetal, cystic and/or spherical forms of Borrelia burgdorferi resulting from a tick bite on a patient, comprising administering to the site of the tick bite a therapeutically effective amount of a topical pharmaceutical composition comprising azithromycin, a solvent with greater volatility than water, a solvent less volatile than water, and a solidifying agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.