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Method for treatment of acne

Patent 4132781 Issued on January 2, 1979. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject January 2, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

3472931

Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 05/534229 filed on 12/19/1974

US Classes:

514/29, The hetero ring has exactly 13 ring carbons (e.g., erythromycin, etc.)514/423, C=X bonded directly to the five-membered hetero ring by nonionic bonding (X is chalcogen)514/859Acne

Examiners

Primary: Schenkman, Leonard

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

A61K 9/08 (20060101)
A61K 9/10 (20060101)
A61K 9/12 (20060101)
A61K 9/06 (20060101)
A61K 31/34 (20060101)

Abstract

There is disclosed a topical antibacterial composition and method for topical antibiotic treatment. The method involves contacting the skin of a human or animal with an effective amount of a composition containing an antibiotic of the erythromycin family and 2-pyrrolidone or an N-lower alkyl-2-pyrrolidone. The preferred use of the foregoing composition and method is in the treatment of acne.

Other References

  • Laden, Chemical Abstracts, 73:102083d, (1970)
  • Merck Index, 8th Edition, (1968), pp. 419-420
  • Bobroff, Acne and Related Disorders of Complexion and Scalp, published by Charles, C. Thomas, Springfield, Ill., (1965), pp. 59-61
  • Fulton et al., Arch Dermatol., vol. 110, Jul., 1974, pp. 83-86
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