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Title:
TOPICAL FORMULATION AND USE OF BUSPIRONE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004084900
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A liquid or semi-solid topical formulation of buspirone, when applied to human epidermis in vitro (following methods defined herein), results in a transepidermal flux rate of buspirone (individual or mean data) in one or more of the following ranges: 0.1 to 1.1 µg/cm<2>/hour as assessed over 5 hours following application; 0.09 to 0.60 µg/cm<2>/hour as assessed over 13 hours following application; 0.09 to 0.48 µg/cm<2>/hour as assessed over 24 hours following application; 0.08 to 0.46 µg/cm<2>/hour as assessed over 30 hours following application; and 0.08 to 0.39 µg/cm<2>/hour as assessed over 48 hours following application. Buspirone is useful for the manufacture of a topical medicament for use in the treatment of pruritus or an immune-related skin disease.

Inventors:
CAVALLA DAVID (GB)
GRISTWOOD ROBERT WILLIAM (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2004/001242
Publication Date:
December 09, 2004
Filing Date:
March 22, 2004
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Assignee:
ARACHNOVA THERAPEUTICS LTD
CAVALLA DAVID (GB)
GRISTWOOD ROBERT WILLIAM (GB)
International Classes:
A61K9/00; A61K31/506; A61K47/00; A61P17/00; A61P17/04; A61P17/06; (IPC1-7): A61K31/505; A61P17/00; A61P17/04; A61P17/06
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