Method and composition for the treatment of scars

• US 4,226,858 A
• Filed: 05/30/1979
• Issued: 10/07/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ED. Geistlich Soehne AG Fuer Chemische Industrie
• Original Assignee: ED. Geistlich Soehne AG Fuer Chemische Industrie
• Inventors: Pfirrmann, Rolf W., Wicki, Otto
• Primary Examiner(s): Roberts, Elbert L.
• Application Number:
  US06/043,745
• Time in Patent Office: 496 Days
• Field of Search: 424/195
• US Class Current: 424/725
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/81 Solanaceae (Potato family), e.g. tobacco, nightshade, tomato, belladonna, capsicum or jimsonweed
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/922 of vegetable origin
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/00 Preparations for care of the skin

Abstract

The invention provides compositions comprising oleum hyoscyami together with a pharmaceutical carrier or excipient and a method for the prevention or treatment of scar tissue whereby existing scar tissue or a wound or surgical incision is treated topically with oleum hyoscyami.

Claims

1. Method for the prevention or removal of scar tissue whereby existing scar tissue or a wound or surgical incision is treated topically with oleum hyoscyami.

2. Method as claimed in claim 1 in which the scar tissue or potential scar tissue treated results from a skin graft, a burn, a wound or a surgical incision.

3. Topical pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention or removal of scar tissue, comprising an effective amount of oleum hyoscyami together with a pharmaceutical carrier or excipient.

4. Compositions as claimed in claim 3 in the form of creams, emulsions, gels or aerosols.

5. Compositions as claimed in claim 3 or claim 4 containing 10-60% by weight of oleum hyoscyami.