Patent ID: 7045548
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of inactivating a virus, said method comprising contacting said virus with a virucidally effective amount of a composition consisting of: a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; a C1, a C2, or a C3 straight chain alcohol or a C2, C3, or C4 diol having a concentration of 0.2 to 13.0% by volume in water; and a sufficient amount of an acid to adjust the pH of the composition to a range from 2.45 and to 4.6, wherein said acid is an organic acid selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, malic acid, citric acid and acetic acid, or an inorganic acid; wherein the combination of alcohol or diol and acid is synergistic providing greater virucidal activity than the alcohol used alone.