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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:
May. 30, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Prakash Parab, Williamsville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514-2 ; 424401 ; 424443 ; 424445 ; 424447 ; 514 12 ; 514 19 ; 514844 ; 514887 ; 514947 ;
Abstract
Methods of enhancing skin permeation and skin retention of .alpha.-hydroxy acids for the treatment of dermatological disorders by applying a composition containing an amphoteric salt of an .alpha.-hydroxy acid, such as lactic, glycolic, citric, tartaric or malic acid and an amino acid, dipepdide, polypeptide or proteins, in a dermatologically acceptable carrier which contains 0.5 to 8% glycerol monocaprylate, 0 to 80% petrolatum and 0 to 30% isopropyl myristrate, the pH of the composition being from 3 to 9, and compositions for practicing such methods.