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Method of treating skin disorders
   
Document Number
US Patent 4711904
Issued Date
December 8, 1987
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Inventors
Luzzi; Louis A. (Narragansett, RI)
Luzzi; Joyce K. (Narragansett, RI)
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A method of treating skin disorders comprises the step of applying thereto a composition wherein the main active ingredient comprises dimethyl isosorbide. It has been found that dimethyl isosorbide has a dermal penetrating action which can effectively carry it to the source of a skin disorder and that it has antifungal, antiviral and antibacterial effects which make it effective in the treatment of a wide range of skin disorders.
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Published
December 8, 1987
Application Number
06/893,049
Filed
August 4, 1986
US Classification
514/464  
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A61K   31/34   (20060101)  
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514/171   514/172   514/174   514/177   514/464  
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