Patent ID: 6323241
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A61K,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of treating erectile dysfunction in a patient needing such treatment comprising:placing in the fossa navicularis of the patient an effective erection-inducing amount of a prostaglandin E1 composition comprising prostaglandin E.sub.1 ;a skin penetration enhancer which is a member of the group consisting of an alkyl-2-(N,N-disubstituted amino)-alkanoate, an (N,N-disubstituted)-alkanol alkanoate, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and a mixture thereof;a polysaccharide gum;a lipophilic compound which is a member of the group consisting of an aliphatic C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alcohol, an aliphatic C.sub.8 to C.sub.30 ester, and a mixture thereof; andan acidic buffer system.