Patent ID: 11865100
Assignee: SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of severe rosacea in a subject aged 65 years and older, said pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 2.5% w/w to about 10% w/w benzoyl peroxide as an active ingredient, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient, wherein the benzoyl peroxide is the only active ingredient in said pharmaceutical composition, and said pharmaceutical composition is applied once daily for a period of at least about 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks or 12 weeks, to achieve, in a group of such subjects, a success rate of at least about 15%, about 25%, about 45%, about 50%, respectively, wherein the success rate is defined as the number of subjects achieving clear or almost clear skin on the investor global assessment (IGA) scale after treatment with the pharmaceutical composition.