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Last Updated: December 22, 2024

Claims for Patent: 4,808,610

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Summary for Patent: 4,808,610

Title:	Mometasone furoate anti-inflammatory cream composition using hexylene glycol
Abstract:	Disclosed is an elegant, stable, self-preserving cream formulation containing mometasone furoate, 9.alpha., 21-dichloro-16.alpha.-methyl-1,4-pregnadiene-11.beta.,17.alpha.-diol-3,20- dione-17-(2'-furoate), useful as a topical anti-inflammatory product.
Inventor(s):	Munayyer; Farah J. (West Caldwell, NJ), Sequeira; Joel A. (New York, NY)
Assignee:	Schering Corporation (Kenilworth, NJ)
Application Number:	06/914,227
Patent Claims:	1. A topical pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of inflammation comprising: (a) 0.01 to 0.25 percent Mometasone Furoate (b) 5 to 20 percent hexylene glycol (c) 1.0 to 5 percent water (d) 2.0 to 10.0 percent white wax (e) 4 to 12 percent of a lipophilic emulsifier having a HLB below 5 (f) 0.7 to 4 percent of a hydrophilic emulsifier having a HLB above 11 (g) 0.2 to 2.0 percent Titanium dioxide (h) 5 to 20 percent aluminum starch octenylsuccinate (i) 40 to 70 percent white petrolatum (j) sufficient acid to adjust the pH of the water to pH 2.5 to .+-.0.2. 2. The topical pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 wherein: (a) 0.05 to 0.15 percent Mometasone Furoate (b) 9 to 15 percent hexylene glycol (c) 2 to 4 percent water Purified (d) 4 to 6 percent white wax (e) 6 to 10 percent of a lipophilic emulsifier having a HLB below 5 (f) 1.2 to 2.5 percent of a hydrophilic emulsifier having a HLB above 11 (g) 0.75 to 1.25 percent titanium dioxide (h) 8 to 12 percent aluminum starch octenylsuccinate (i) 50 to 60 percent white petrolatum (j) sufficient acid to adjust the pH of the water to pH 2.5.+-.0.2. 3. The topical pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 wherein the acid utilized to adjust the pH of the water of phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid or acetic acid. 4. The topical pharmaceutical composition of claim 3 wherein the lipophilic emulsifier is propylene glycol stearate, ethylene glycol monolaurate, ethylene glycol monostearate, propylene glycol monolaurate or glyceryl monoricinolate. 5. The topical pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 wherein the hydrophilic emulsifier is stearyl alcohol and ceteareth-20, polyethylene glycol monolaurate, polyethylene glycol distearate, P.O.E. cetyl alcohol, P.O.E. sorbitan monostearate or P.O.E. sorbitan monooleate. 6. The topical pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of inflammation comprising:

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