Patents Assigned to Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.
  • Patent number: 7674812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising two or more anti-irritants, each having at least about 7.2% oxygen content. In a separate embodiment, the composition may be defined to include a skin conditioning agent, a skin protectant agent, and an anti-irritant agent, each having an oxygen content of at least about 7.2%. The invention further comprises methods of treating and preventing skin conditions by applying the composition to the skin, and then optionally washing the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.
    Inventors: Kuljit S. Bhatia, Bhiku G. Patel, Eugene H. Gans
  • Patent number: 6514489
    Abstract: A method for reducing the production of malodor in sulfur containing dermatological compositions by adjusting the pH of the composition to between about 6.5 to about 8.1. Also, sulfur containing dermatological compositions having a pH between about 6.5 and about 8.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.
    Inventors: Jonah Shacknai, Eugene H. Gans, Ray Figureoa
  • Patent number: 5932612
    Abstract: A novel skin lightening preparation and its method of use are described. The composition and method are characterized by reduced skin irritation, while providing skin lightening that is at least as effective as known over-the-counter preparations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.
    Inventors: Benjamin D. Gordon, Eugene Gans