Abstract: The present invention contemplates a dual warming and analgesic composition comprising a hydrous portion comprising water and an anhydrous portion comprising a zeolite a carrier and a suspending or dispersing agent, wherein the anhydrous portion and the hydrous portion are combined in use to provide warming and analgesic effects without the addition of external water.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to therapeutic dermatological-wound healing compositions useful to minimize and treat diaper dermatitis. The compositions comprise a therapeutically effective amount of a buffering agent to maintain the pH of the dermatitis in a range from about 5 to about 8, an anti-inflammatory agent, and a wound healing composition. In one embodiment the wound healing composition comprises (a) pyruvate; (b) an antioxidant; (c) a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. The therapeutic dermatological-wound healing compositions may be utilized in a wide variety of topical pharmaceutical products. This invention also relates to methods for preparing and using the therapeutic dermatological-wound healing compositions and the pharmaceutical products in which the compositions may be used.

Abstract: An improved, clear and non-greasy topical anesthetic for the relief of various skin irritations such as minor burns, insect bites, rashes and allergic reactions is prepared using pramoxine hydrochloride and zinc acetate as the active ingredients.

Abstract: An orally administrable sustained-release pharmaceutical tablet having at least two layers, which are directly compressible, is disclosed. The first layer, an immediate-release layer, contains an orally active analgesic and is readily susceptible to disintegration in the stomach. The second layer, a sustained-release layer which is directly compressed onto the first layer, comprises an orally active decongestant admixed with a major amount of a sustained-release agent so as to display increased resistance to disintegration and erosion in the gastro-intestinal tract relative to the first layer.