Patent ID: 7786176
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A vaginal treatment composition comprising: at least one low acyl gellan gum capable of forming a gel in the presence of monovalent or polyvalent cations; xylitol in an amount of from about 0.01 wt/vol % to about 20 wt/vol %; and At least one phenolic acid selected from the group consisting of p-hydrobenzoic acid, protocatechuic acid, vanillic acid, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, ferulic acid, gallic acid, sinapic acid, syringic acid, coumaric acid, cinnamic acid, gentisic acid, salicylic acid, veratric acid, anisic acid, crotonic acid, hydroxy benzoic acid, hydroxy phenyl acetic acids, and combinations thereof ; wherein the vaginal treatment composition has an osmolarity of from about 270 to about 310 milliosmoles per liter and a pH of from about 2.5 to about 5.0, and wherein the composition lacks monovalent and divalent salts in an amount sufficient for gelation, such that a gel is formed only after the composition is delivered to the vaginal of a female.