Patent ID: 8729127

Claim:
A method for eliciting an early onset of action in regression of non-inflammatory lesions or regression of total acne lesions in treating common acne afflicting an individual's skin, the individual being in need of such treatment, comprising topically administering daily to said individual an anti-acne effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition which comprises 0.3% by weight of 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2-naphthoic acid (adapalene) or salt thereof, formulated into a pharmaceutically acceptable medium therefor, said composition being a gel or a cream, wherein said early onset of action occurs by one week after treatment begins and is demonstrated by regression of non-inflammatory lesions or regression of total acne lesions greater than that demonstrated by vehicle alone or by a similar composition comprising 0.1% by weight of adapalene after one week of treatment.