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US 8,771,712 B2Granted
Topical administration of acyclovir
AssigneeEmisphere Technologies, Inc.
InventorsSteven Dinh, Puchun Liu, Ihor Shevchuk
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Abstract
The present invention provides a topical composition comprising (a) at least one delivery agent compound and (b) a acyclovir compound. Methods of treatment, and methods of preparing the topical composition are also provided.
Claims7
A pharmaceutical composition comprising
- (a) about 1% to about 10% by weight of acyclovir or a salt thereof;
- (b) a vehicle for topical delivery comprising alcohol and water at a ratio of 1:1 to 7:3;
- and
- a delivery agent compound which is N-(8-[2-hydroxybenzoyl]amino)caprylic acid or a salt thereof;
- wherein the pharmaceutical composition is a topical pharmaceutical composition.
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