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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2011
Mark W. Trumbore, Westford, MA (US);
Wendy Schilling, Warwick, RI (US);
Ravi K. Varanasi, Cumberland, RI (US);
Mark W. Trumbore, Westford, MA (US);
Wendy Schilling, Warwick, RI (US);
Ravi K. Varanasi, Cumberland, RI (US);
Precision Dermatology, Inc., Cumberland, RI (US);
Abstract
Described herein are emulsions and compositions for the treatment of acne vulgaris. The emulsions may be formulated as aerosol compositions. The aerosol propellant may be a hydrofluoroalkane propellant. The emulsions or compositions may comprise clindamycin phosphate and a buffer salt, and may exhibit decreased rates of clindamycin phosphate hydrolysis. Also described are methods of treating acne vulgaris, comprising the step of applying to an affected area of a subject in need thereof a therapeutically-effective amount of an inventive emulsion or aerosol composition.