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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
David Holzer, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Host Pharmaceuticals LLC, Hillsdale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1695 ; A01N 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1695 ; A01N 2/500 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of treating lice and/or tick infestation, in both mature and immature forms, comprising topically applying a composition consisting of at least about 40% of polydimethylsiloxane by volume to the infestation and allowing the composition to remain on the infestation for at least 5 minutes, wherein the surface tension of the composition is below about 25 dynes/centimeter at 20° C. and the viscosity of the composition is above about 200 centistokes at 20° C.