EP1383508B1 — Doxycycline for the treatment of acne
Assigned to Collagenex Pharmaceuticals Inc · Expires 2006-06-21 · 20y expired
What this patent protects
A method of treating acne in a human in need thereof comprising administering systemically to said human a tetracycline compound in an amount that is effective to treat acne but has substantially no antibiotic activity, without administering a bisphosphonate compound.
USPTO Abstract
A method of treating acne in a human in need thereof comprising administering systemically to said human a tetracycline compound in an amount that is effective to treat acne but has substantially no antibiotic activity, without administering a bisphosphonate compound.
Drugs covered by this patent
- Vibramycin (doxycycline) · Generic (originally Pfizer)
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