Patent ID: 7737181

Claim:
A topically applicable pharmaceutical aqueous gel composition useful for the treatment of common acne, consisting essentially of an anti-acne effective amount of 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2-naphthanoic acid (adapalene) of 0.3% by weight thereof, formulated into a topically applicable, pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous gel medium therefor, wherein adapalene is the only active anti-acne ingredient in the composition and wherein said aqueous gel medium comprises at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of carbomers, polymeric emulsifying agents, polysaccharidic biopolymers, gums, alginates, modified celluloses, starch derived products, mix of polysorbate 80 and isohexadecane and acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate, and mixtures thereof.