Patent ID: 6517847
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: A61K,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
A composition having a pH of about 3 to about 9 and a viscosity of less than about 15,000 cP for treating a skin disorder in a human subject, which composition consists essentially of(a) a therapeutically-effective amount of at least one compound useful for treating such disorder, (b) a pharmaceutically-acceptable, lightly cross-linked hydrophilic, polyacrylic acid polymer compatible with the compound, (c) a pharmaceutically-acceptable base to adjust pH, (d) up to about 25% w/w of at least one water miscible solvent, (e) optionally a preservative, (f) water, and (g) at least one surfactant in combination with an oil phase sufficient to form a lotion.