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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2020
Nacuity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
G. Michael Wall, Fort Worth, TX (US);
NACUITY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a method for the use of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), N-acetylcysteine amide (NAC A) or (2R,2R')-3,3′-disulfanediylbis(2-acetamidopropanamide) (diNACA) for the prevention and treatment of radiation dermatitis, radiation damage to the skin, xeroderma pigmentosa or protect patients with xeroderma pigmentosa from skin damage caused by exposure to the sun or other radiation, bioweapons, chemical burns, heat burns, contact damage caused by friction, contact dermatitis, hypersensitivity reactions and skin wrinkles and dehydration, skin lightening, skin whitening, and/or skin improvement in a human that comprises administering to the human a therapeutically effective amount of NAC, NACA or diNACA.