Patents Assigned to Medeva Europe PLC
  • Corticosteroid-containing pharmaceutical composition
    Publication number: 20030118511
    Abstract: A foamable pharmaceutical composition comprising a corticosteroid, a quick-break foaming agent, a propellant and a buffering agent, sufficient to buffer the composition to within the range of pH 3.0 to 6.0 is disclosed. The quick-break foaming agent typically comprises an aliphatic alcohol, water, a fatty alcohol and a surface active agent. Due to the nature of the compositions of the invention, they are especially well-suited for use in the treatment of various skin diseases, and in particular, in the treatment of scalp psoriasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: MEDEVA EUROPE PLC
    Inventors: Julie Irene Jones, Anthony Richard Baker, Neil Graham Halls, Peter Watmough, Peter Marriott
  • Method of treating a skin disease with a corticosteroid-containing pharmaceutical composition
    Patent number: 6126920
    Abstract: Methods of treating various skin diseases, and in particular, scalp psoriasis, utilizing a foamable pharmaceutical composition comprising a corticosteroid active substance, a quick-break foaming agent, a propellant and a buffering agent are disclosed. The quick-break foaming agent typically comprises an aliphatic alcohol, water, a fatty alcohol and a surface active agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Medeva Europe PLC
    Inventors: Julie Irene Jones, Anthony Richard Baker, Neil Graham Halls, Peter Watmough, Peter Marriott