Patent ID: 6582711
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: A01N,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
An antimicrobial hydroalcoholic composition comprising:(a) a hydroalcoholic solvent system comprising a lower alcohol selected from the group consisting of ethanol, 2-propanol, n-propanol, and combinations thereof, and water in a weight ratio of lower alcohol to water of at least about 60:40; (b) a thickener system comprising at least one cationic polymeric thickener derived from ethylenically unsaturated monomers that is solid at ambient temperature; wherein the cationic thickener is selected such that the composition has a viscosity of at least about 10,000 centipoise at 23Â° C.; wherein the thickener system is present in an amount of at least about 0.5% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition; and a secondary antimicrobial agent.