Claims for Patent: 7,026,337
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Summary for Patent: 7,026,337
Title: | Antimycotic gel having high active compound release |
Abstract: | A pharmaceutical preparation comprising a hydrophilic gel-forming agent, water and a compound of the formula I ##STR00001## is suitable for the treatment and prophylaxis of dermatomycoses. |
Inventor(s): | Bohn; Manfred (Hofheim, DE), Kraemer; Karl Theodor (Langen, DE), Markus; Astrid (Liederbach, DE) |
Assignee: | Aventis Pharma Deutschland GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, DE) |
Application Number: | 10/690,597 |
Patent Claims: |
1. A method of treatment or prophylaxis of dermatomycoses comprising administering a composition in a pharmacologically effective amount to a patient in need thereof
wherein the composition is a gel composition and comprises: at least one hydrophilic gel-forming agent; at least one spreading agent; and an active component consisting essentially of at least one compound chosen from a compound of formula (I) and
physiologically tolerable salts thereof: ##STR00003## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3, which are identical or different, are a hydrogen atom or alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R.sup.4 is a saturated hydrocarbon radical having 6 to 9
carbon atoms; and wherein the composition is substantially free of any additional active components.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the active component consists essentially of 1-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-cyclohexyl-2(1H)pyridone, at least one physiologically tolerable salt thereof, or a mixture of the foregoing. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the active component consists essentially of 1-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-(2,4,4,-trimethylpentyl)-2(1H)pyridone, at least one physiologically tolerable salt thereof, or a mixture of the foregoing. 4. A method of treatment or prophylaxis of fungus of the foot comprising administering a composition in a pharmacologically effective amount to a patient in need thereof wherein the composition is a gel composition and comprises: at least one hydrophilic gel-forming agent; at least one spreading agent; and an active component, wherein the active component consists essentially of 1-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-cyclohexyl-2(1H)pyridone; and wherein the composition is substantially free of any additional active components. 5. A method of treatment or prophylaxis of fungus of the foot comprising administering a composition in a pharmacologically effective amount to a patient in need thereof wherein the composition is a gel composition and comprises: at least one hydrophilic gel-forming agent; at least one spreading agent; and an active component, wherein the active component consists essentially of 1-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-2(1H)pyridone; and wherein the composition is substantially free of any additional active components. |
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