Patent ID: 7834060
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q,C07C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for treating common acne, comedones, polymorphous acne, nodulocystic acne, acne conglobata or secondary acne afflicting the skin of an individual in need of such treatment, comprising topically administering to said individual an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition which consists essentially of: (a) 0.3% by weight of 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2-naphthanoic acid (adapalene) or salt thereof; (b) one or more ingredients selected from the group consisting of carbomer 940, carbomer 934, propylene glycol, perhydrosqualene, cyclomethicone, PEG-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate and methyl glucose sesquistearate; (c) water; and, (d) optionally, one or more additives selected from the group consisting of wetting agents, pH regulators, osmotic pressure modifiers, emulsifiers, UV-A and UV-B screening agents and antioxidants; said composition being a gel or a cream.