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Method of treating psoriatic skin and composition

US4486450A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 14, 1980
Grant dateDec 4, 1984
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2000

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K31/16
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and composition of treating psoriatic skin in which capsaicin is applied topically to the psoriatic skin in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier wherein capsaicin is present in therapeutically acceptable concentrations of between about 0.01 and about 1 percent by weight. Subsequent exposure of the treated psoriatic skin to ultraviolet light in small doses aids treatment.

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