Patent ID: 9622994
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P,A61Q,C07C,Y10S

Claim:
1. A method for treating common acne, comedones, polymorphous acne, nodulocystic acne, acne conglobata, or secondary acne afflicting the skin of an individual in need of such treatment, comprising topically administering to said individual a topically applicable pharmaceutical aqueous gel composition consisting essentially of an anti-acne effective amount of 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2-naphthoic acid (adapalene) of 0.3% by weight thereof, formulated into a topically applicable, pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous gel medium therefor, wherein said aqueous gel medium comprises at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of carbomers, polymeric emulsifying agents, polysaccharidic biopolymers, gums, alginates, modified celluloses, starch derived products, a mix of polysorbate 80 and isohexadecane and acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate, and mixtures thereof.