Global Patent Index - EP 1791598 A1

EP 1791598 A1 20070606 - USE OF METRONIDAZOLE COMBINED WITH AZELAIC ACID FOR THE TREATMENT OF ROSACEA

Title (en)

USE OF METRONIDAZOLE COMBINED WITH AZELAIC ACID FOR THE TREATMENT OF ROSACEA

Title (de)

VERWENDUNG VON METRONIDAZOL KOMBINIERT MIT AZELAINSÄURE ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON ROSACEA

Title (fr)

UTILISATION DU METRONIDAZOLE EN COMBINAISON AVEC DE L'ACIDE AZELAIQUE POUR LE TRAITEMENT DE LA ROSACEE

Publication

EP 1791598 A1 20070606 (FR)

Application

EP 05802503 A 20050914

Priority

  • FR 2005002281 W 20050914
  • FR 0409879 A 20040917

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006032759A1] The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of rosacea and to the use of one such composition for the production of a medicament that is intended for the treatment of rosacea. The invention is characterised in that the composition comprises suitable concentrations of at least metronidazole and azelaic acid such that a synergic effect can be observed between the metronidazole and the azelaic acid. The inventive composition contains azelaic acid at a concentration of less than 10 % by weight of the total weight of the composition. In particular, the invention relates to the treatment of the inflammatory component of rosacea.

IPC 8 full level

A61P 17/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/20 (2006.01); A61K 31/4164 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61K 31/20 (2013.01 - EP US); A61K 31/4164 (2013.01 - EP US); A61P 17/00 (2017.12 - EP); A61P 17/10 (2017.12 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006032759A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2875404 A1 20060324; FR 2875404 B1 20081003; CA 2578121 A1 20060330; EP 1791598 A1 20070606; JP 2008513420 A 20080501; US 2007219263 A1 20070920; WO 2006032759 A1 20060330

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0409879 A 20040917; CA 2578121 A 20050914; EP 05802503 A 20050914; FR 2005002281 W 20050914; JP 2007531796 A 20050914; US 72337807 A 20070319