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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joel E Bernstein, Deerfield, IL (US);
Assignee:
Dermatological Enterprises, Ltd., Northbrook, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514627 ; 4241951 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of treating herpes zoster in a patient having herpes zoster wherein an effective amount of capsaicin is topically applied to the area affected with herpes zoster for a time sufficient to relieve the symptoms thereof.