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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alejandro V. Ortega, II, Jersey City, NJ (US);
John A. Scott, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/42 ; A61K 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/42 ; A61K 7/00 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to anhydrous compositions that are useful as UV-light screens for mammalian skin. Such compositions comprise octocrylene, octyldodecyl neopentanoate, and a C,-C,alcohol vehicle. The invention also relates to methods of inhibiting or preventing UV light-induced skin damage by administering an effective amount of such a composition to the skin of a mammal in need of such inhibition or protection.