Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Designated organic active ingredient containing – Radical -xh acid – or anhydride – acid halide or salt thereof...
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-12
2003-07-01
Travers, Russell (Department: 1617)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Designated organic active ingredient containing
Radical -xh acid, or anhydride, acid halide or salt thereof...
C514S723000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06586473
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates, in general, to a drug delivery composition and method, and, in particular, to a drug delivery composition and method for topical delivery of drugs, such as retinoids, which must be applied diligently and consistently to achieve optimal and reliable drug efficacy.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is to be understood that the citation of art contained herein is in no way to be construed as an admission that said art is suitable reference against the present patent application nor should this citation act as a waiver of any rights to overcome said art which may be available to the applicant.
The topical application of many active agents is desirable to achieve effective concentrations of the agents at the target site. From a practical standpoint, however, skin preparations are often not applied conscientiously by the user for a variety of reasons, and thus the optimal results are frequently not achieved. Lack of user acceptance often results from the oiliness, tackiness, excessive film formation, odor, etc. that accompany many topical preparations. In addition, repeated exposure to certain topical delivery systems results in irritation or drying of the skin.
The continuous, i.e. daily, long-term, month-to-month, and consistent topical application of at least one specific agent has recently been reported to result in a reversal of photoaging of the skin. The agent, tretinoin (all trans-retinoic acid) was earlier reported to be beneficial in the treatment of acne, seborrhea and psoriasis. Most recently Weiss and his co-workers have reported that tretinoin can improve the effects of photoaging including wrinkling, sallowness, roughness and mottled pigmentation characteristic of photoaged skin when applied as a 0.1% cream daily for sixteen weeks. Weiss, J. S., et al., Topical Tretinoin Improves Photoaged Skin: A Double-blind Vehicle Controlled Study, JAMA, 259:527532, 1988. Similarly, Voorhees and co-workers have reported further and extended beneficial results may be achieved from the consistent and continuous application of the 0.1% cream for a period in excess of fourteen months. FDC Reports, Vol. 9, No. 50, Dec. 12, 1988; Weiss, J. S., et al., Topical Tretinoin in the Treatment of Aging Skin,
J. Am. Acad. Dermatol
., 19:169-175, 1988. However, these researchers reported that most patients experience dermatitis as a result of treatment with the tretinoin cream. The initial dermatitis, which is associated with xerosis, peeling and subjective irritation, lasts from two weeks to three months while a second inflammatory phase, presumably of subclinical actinic keratosis, is experienced by some patients in which the erythema is more punctate or reticulate.
While the dermatitis reported by Weiss et al. and Voorhes appears to result from the tretinoin itself, the results underscore the need for a vehicle which enhances the absorption of the active agent so that the desired end result can be achieved using a dose of the agent less likely to cause irritation, as well as a vehicle which is favorably accepted by the user so as to encourage and assure consistent, diligent and continuous use as directed.
Most topical drugs are administered on an outpatient basis. Thus, it is required that the patient apply the drug several times daily for the drug to have its optimal effect. Because the drug is topically applied, it must be administered periodically due to washing or wearing off. Most prior art delivery systems for topical drugs are not as pleasant as they could be to the patient; in that the delivery vehicle itself, or its effect upon the skin, is shiny, oily, tacky, drying, constricting, sweaty, greasy or malodorous. Because the drug delivery system is not pleasant, patients tend to stop using the drug, or do not use it according to the proper schedule. When the drug is not applied in the optimal manner, because of the unpleasant delivery system, then the condition for which the drug is applied is not optimally treated.
Thus, there is a need for a topical delivery system for drugs and other active agents that will encourage the consistent and continuous application needed to achieve optimal and reliable efficacy, and that can be comfortably used to deliver materials to the skin surface for the purpose of providing epidermal, dermal and/or subcutaneous benefits.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The drug topical drug delivery composition and method of the present invention provides a method and composition that promotes a high degree of patient compliance in encouraging their conscientious daily application of active agents over months and years which produces more reliable and assured therapeutic results.
The topical drug delivery composition and method of the present invention also provides a new composition for delivering drugs and other active agents that has several desirable advantages in delivering materials to the skin surface for the purpose of providing epidermal, dermal, subcutaneous and system benefits.
The composition and method of the present invention permits the delivery vehicle to be imperceptible and invisible after application, thus eliminating the initial and residual oiliness, greasiness, tackiness, odor, color, shine and subjective annoyances and irritations of prior art vehicles.
The topical drug delivery composition of the present invention also permits the skin of the patient to become softened and smoothed rather than suffer from clinical problems often associated with other prior art topical delivery vehicles, such as dry, cracked, red, irritated skin.
The composition of the present invention also permits the efficient and continuous release of active agents onto the surface of the skin and may enhance penetration into the epidermis and underlying dermal and subcutaneous tissues.
Thus, the present invention relates in general to a drug delivery composition comprising: i) an effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable surface tension reducing agent; ii) an effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable skin hydrating agent; and iii) an effective amount of a hydrophilic-lipophilic coupling agent. In addition, the present invention may optionally contain a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or carrier.
In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a topical preparation comprising the above-described delivery composition and an amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable retinoid sufficient to reverse the effects of aging such as wrinkling of skin.
The present invention further relates to a method of topically delivering a drug to the skin of an animal or human comprising the steps of
a) preparing a topical delivery composition comprising:
i) an effective amount of one or more pharmaceutically acceptable surface tension reducing agents;
ii) an effective amount of one or more pharmaceutically acceptable skin hydrating agents;
iii) an effective amount of one or more hydrophilic-lipophilic coupling agents; and
iv) an effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable drug; and
b) applying the topical delivery composition to the skin of the animal or human.
The topical delivery composition of the method of the present invention provides a means with which to deliver a pharmacologically effective amount of one or more active ingredients. Furthermore, the topical delivery composition can contain an additional pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a topical drug delivery composition that promotes patient compliance by encouraging continuous and conscientious application of active ingredients on a schedule as directed, thus producing more reliable and assured therapeutic results.
It is a specific object of the present invention to provide a topical drug delivery composition wherein the vehicle is imperceptible and essentially invisible after application, thus eliminating initial and residual oiliness, greasiness, excessive film formation, tackiness, odor and shine.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a topical drug delivery composi
Gans Eugene H.
Nigra Thomas P.
Feehery Maryellen
McNichol, Jr. William J.
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
Reed Smith LLP
Travers Russell
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