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

Claim 26:
27. A pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of severe rosacea in subjects 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 to a group of subjects aged 65 years and older for a period of at least about 2 weeks, about 4 weeks, about 8 weeks or about 12 weeks, to achieve, in a group of such subjects aged 65 years and older, a mean percentage decrease, from baseline, in the number of inflammatory lesions of about 40%, about 55%, about 60% or about 65%, respectively, compared to a mean percentage decrease, from baseline, in the inflammatory lesions of about 25%, about 35%, about 35% or about 35%, respectively, after treatment with vehicle control.