Patent ID: 7166281
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
1. A pharmaceutical composition for topical application to a site of insect bites and stings to relieve any of itch, pain, and swelling associated therewith, consisting of an effective amount of an abrasive ingredient and a carrier, wherein upon application by a user said composition is able to relieve any of the itch, pain and swelling caused by the insect bites and stings at said site; wherein said abrasive ingredient is selected from the group consisting of walnut shell, pumice, plastic material, sand, stone, seed shell, fruit shell, seed, metal, chitosan and ground crab shell; wherein said carrier is selected from the group consisting of vegetable oil, fruit oil, soap, surfactant, lubricant, mineral oil, petrolatum, gel, lotion, emollient, white petroleum, beeswax, di-propylene glycol, gum, lubricating jelly and olive oil; and an itch-reducing amount of an enzyme chosen from the group consisting of papain, subtilisin, and pancreatin, wherein said pharmaceutical composition is applied to a surface of skin proximate to said insect bite or sting.