Pharmaceutical compositions effective for treating skin to destroy eggs of enterobius vermicularis

US4942041A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien · DE

Inventors

• Walter Guhl · Haan, DE
• Klaus-Peter Bansemir · Langenfeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 20, 1988
• Grant date: Jul 17, 1990
• Expiry date: Dec 20, 2008

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P33/10
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The use of compositions containing bis- or oligo-bis-guanides, alcohols, hydrogen peroxide, carboxylic acids, and water, applied externally, provides for the effective control of eggs of the threadworm Enterobius vermicularis on the skin.