Method for the treatment of dry skin

• US 5,951,989 A
• Filed: 04/07/1997
• Issued: 09/14/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Warren R. Heymann
• Original Assignee: Warren R. Heymann
• Inventors: Heymann, Warren R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Page, Thurman K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHANNAVAJJALA, LAKSHMI SARADA
• Application Number:
  US08/838,379
• Time in Patent Office: 890 Days
• Field of Search: 424/401, 424/464, 424/70.15, 424/562, 424/568, 424/78.03, 424/78.06, 424/78.07, 512/5, 514/886, 514/887, 514/885, 514/889, 514/859, 514/861, 514/863, 514/864, 514/870, 530/388.72, 530/399, 530/380
• US Class Current: 424/401
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/198 Alpha-amino acids, e.g. alanine or edetic acid [EDTA] betaine A61K31/205; proline A61K31/401; tryptophan A61K31/405; histidine A61K31/4172; peptides not degraded to individual amino acids A61K38/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/44 Aminocarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, e.g. aminocarboxylic acids containing sulfur; Salts; Esters or N-acylated derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/007 Preparations for dry skin

Abstract

A method for the treatment of dry skin by applying an effective amount of thyroid hormone in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to the skin.

Claims

1. A method for the treatment of dry skin comprising applying an amount of thyroid hormone effective to treat dry skin in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to the skin of a person in need of such treatment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the thyroid hormone is synthetic T₄.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the concentration of thyroid hormone in the carrier is from about 0.25 to about 10.0 μ

g/ml.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein from about 0.001 to about 0.10 μ

g of the thyroid hormone is applied to each square centimeter of dry skin.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein from about 0.01 to about 0.02 μ

g of thyroid hormone is applied to each square centimeter of dry skin.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the carrier comprises butylated hydroxyanisole, disodium EDTA, dimethylisosorbide, laureth-4, glycerin, propylene glycol, and ethanol.