Patent ID: 8080530

Claim:
A regime or regimen for the treatment of rosacea, comprising topically applying onto the affected skin area of an individual in need of such treatment, a topical pharmaceutical composition which comprises a thus effective amount of ivermectin, said topical pharmaceutical composition being formulated as an emulsion, the topical pharmaceutical emulsion comprising: 6 to 20% by weight of an oily phase comprising dimethicone, cyclomethicone, isopropyl palmitate and/or isopropyl myristate, said oily phase further comprising fatty substances selected from the group consisting of cetostearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, stearic acid, palmitostearic acid and self-emulsifiable wax; 2 to 12% by weight of at least one surfactant-emulsifier selected from the group consisting of glyceryl/PEG100 stearate, sorbitan monostearate, sorbitan palmitate, Steareth-20, Steareth-2, Steareth-21 and Ceteareth-20; 0.1 to 5% by weight of ivermectin; 1 to 10% by weight of a mixture of solvents and/or propenetrating agents selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, oleyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol and glyceryl triacetate; 0.01 to 5% by weight of one or more gelling agents selected from the group consisting of carbomers; and water; said emulsion being chemically stable over a period of time of 12 weeks.