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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2015
Stiefel West Coast Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Maria Graziella Larm, Rosanna, AU;
Ronald Harding, North Warrandyte, AU;
Michael Johnston, Yarraville, AU;
Albert Zorko Abram, Wantirna, AU;
Prema Viyayakumar, Fremont, CA (US);
Phoebe Sun, Mountain View, CA (US);
STIEFEL WEST COAST LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An oil in water microemulsion or sub-micron emulsion composition for dermal delivery of desonide is provided, along with a method of medical or cosmetic treatment of a dermal condition using the composition. The composition includes desonide; an oil phase dispersed throughout a water phase, the oil phase including at least one member selected from the group consisting of an animal oil, a mineral oil, a vegetable oil, a silane member, a siloxane, an ester, a fatty acid, a fat, a halogen compound, and an alkoxylated alcohol; and at least one lipophilic surfactant, the water phase including at least one hydrophilic surfactant and water; and a non-surfactant amphiphilic compound that is miscible in the water phase and added to the composition after formation of the microemulsion or sub-micron emulsion; wherein the desonide is in the water phase or both the water phase and the oil phase.