Patent ID: 9610244
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P,Y02A

Claim:
1. A topical pharmaceutical composition for the prevention of Lyme disease or for the elimination of spirochetal, cystic and/or spherical forms of Borrelia burgdorferi resulting from a tick bite, comprising azithromycin, ethanol, medium chain triglycerides, an acrylate/acrylamide copolymer and hydroxypropyl cellulose, wherein the medium chain triglycerides is present from about 2 wt % to about 30 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the topical pharmaceutical composition is a liquid, a lacquer, a cream, a paste, a gel, a spray, or an ointment, and wherein the topical pharmaceutical composition is not a peelable formulation layer.