Patent ID: 8426386
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: A23L,A61K,A61P,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A method for treating or reducing the severity of pruritus comprising: administering to the skin of a subject suffering from pruritus an effective amount of a composition comprising a maltooligosaccharide selected from the group consisting of maltotriose, maltotetraose, maltopentaose, maltohexaose, and any combination thereof; wherein said maltooligosaccharide is in the range from 0.00001% by weight to 70% by weight of said composition; wherein said method reduces the severity of pruritus to a greater extent that an otherwise identical method of administering an otherwise identical composition that does not contain maltotriose, maltotetraose, maltopentaose, maltohexaose, and any combination thereof.