Patent ID: 7902214

Claim:
A method of treating a dermal and/or mucosal condition with a pharmaceutical cream that is formulated with 1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine (imiquimod) and an oleic acid component, said method comprising: applying the pharmaceutical cream following storage of the pharmaceutical cream to skin of a subject diagnosed with a dermal and/or mucosal condition for a period of time sufficient to topically deliver a therapeutically effective amount of imiquimod to the skin to induce a therapeutic effect to treat the dermal and/or mucosal condition; wherein the dermal and/or mucosal associated condition is selected from a group of dermal and/or mucosal associated conditions consisting of a wart, a post surgical scar, a lesion caused by a herpes virus and an epidermal neoplasia; wherein the pharmaceutical cream comprises the imiquimod and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle containing an oleic acid component; wherein said oleic acid component contains at least about 80% oleic acid by weight as a fatty acid and has a peroxide value of no more than about 5 milliequivalents of oxygen per kilogram and contains less than about 1% by weight polar impurities at or prior to formulation of said pharmaceutical cream.