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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2010
John Nicholas Staniforth, Bath, GB;
Michael John Tobyn, Wiltshire, GB;
John Nicholas Staniforth, Bath, GB;
Michael John Tobyn, Wiltshire, GB;
PharmaKodex Limited, Chippenham, GB;
Abstract
In certain embodiments, the present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical formulation for topical administration on a mammal, comprising a unit dose of a therapeutically effective amount of a therapeutic agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier medium therefor, said formulation being solid at ambient temperature and having a softening point of not higher than 35° C., such that when the formulation is placed in continuous contact with the skin of a mammalian patient, it is softened to a consistency to effect substantial application of the unit dose of said therapeutic agent onto a desired skin area of the mammalian patient within a time period of less than 10 minutes.