US Patent

US10828369 — Compositions and methods for treating diseases of the nail

Formulation · Assigned to Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences Inc · Expires 2028-01-03 · 2y remaining

Vulnerability score 55/100 Moderate — design-around opportunities exist

What this patent protects

This patent protects methods and compositions for treating nail and nail bed disorders with a specific type of formulation that has a low surface tension and continuing spreadability.

USPTO Abstract

Methods and compositions for treating disorders of the nail and nail bed. Such compositions contain a vehicle in which all components of the composition are dissolved, suspended, dispersed, or emulsified, a non-volatile solvent, a wetting agent, and a pharmaceutically active ingredient that is soluble in the non-volatile solvent and/or a mixture of the vehicle and the non-volatile solvent, which composition has a surface tension of 40 dynes/cm or less and has continuing spreadability, and which composition is effective in treating a disorder of the nail or nail bed.

Drugs covered by this patent

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US10828369
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Formulation
Expires
2028-01-03
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
Yes
Assignee
Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences Inc
Source
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