Granted Patent
B2
US 10,251,895 · App. 15/173,961 · Granted Apr 9, 2019
Topical compositions and methods for treating psoriasis
Inventors:
Gordon J. Dow (Greenbrae, CA); Radhakrishnan Pillai (Santa Rosa, CA); Varsha D. Bhatt (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee:
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America
A61K31/573A61K9/0014A61K9/06A61K9/107A61K9/12A61K31/192A61K31/4436A61K45/06A61K47/14A61K47/26A61K47/44
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Abstract
Topical pharmaceutical compositions comprise a combination of a corticosteroid a retinoid; and methods for treating psoriasis with same.
Claims (8)
1. A topical pharmaceutical composition for treating psoriasis the composition comprising:
(a) active ingredients consisting of: (i) halobetasol propionate, at a concentration of 0.01 percent by weight of the composition; and (ii) tazarotene at a concentration of 0.045 percent by weight of the composition; and
(b) a dermatologically acceptable carrier; wherein the composition is an oil-in-water emulsion; wherein an oil phase in the oil-in-water emulsion comprises a liquid oil component; wherein the liquid oil component is liquid at 22° C. and consists of diethylsebacate and light mineral oil; and wherein the composition comprising the halobetasol propionate and the tazarotene at said concentrations is capable of providing synergistic efficacy and synergistic reduction of at least an adverse event selected from the group consisting of itching, burning, and stinging, for said treating.
2. The topical pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the halobetasol propionate and the tazarotene are dissolved in the liquid oil component of the emulsion.
3. The topical pharmaceutical composition of claim 2 , wherein the emulsion is a lotion.
4. The topical pharmaceutical composition of claim 2 , wherein the emulsion is a cream.
5. The topical pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein an aqueous phase of the emulsion comprises a carbomer copolymer type B and a carbomer homopolymer type A.
6. The topical pharmaceutical composition of claim 5 ; wherein the diethyl sebacate is present at a concentration of 2.5-3.5 percent by weight of the composition, the light mineral oil is present at a concentration of 7.5-8.5 percent by weight of the composition, the carbomer copolymer type B is present at a concentration of 0.3-0.5 percent by weight of the composition, and the carbomer homopolymer type A is present at a concentration of 0.5-0.7 percent by weight of the composition.
Assignments (21)
U.S. PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded Nov 25, 2025
From: BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 073715/0375 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Nov 20, 2025
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ATON PHARMA, INC.; BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED; BAUSCH & LOMB PHARMA HOLDINGS CORP.; COMMONWEALTH LABORATORIES, LLC; DOW PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, INC.; ECR PHARMACEUTICALS CO., INC.; LABORATOIRE CHAUVIN S.A.S.; MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION; ONPHARMA INC.; ORAPHARMA, INC.; PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SANTARUS, INC.; SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.; SYNERGETICS USA, INC.; TECHNOLAS PERFECT VISION GMBH; VALEANT CANADA LP; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA LLC; WIRRA IP PTY LIMITED; VALEANT PHARMA POLAND SP. Z O.O.; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS LUXEMBOURG S.A R.L.; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED
Reel/Frame 073637/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Nov 20, 2025
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.; BAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC.; BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED; SOLTA MEDICAL IRELAND LIMITED
Reel/Frame 073654/0300 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Nov 20, 2025
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED; BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC; SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.; MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.; SANTARUS, INC.; ORAPHARMA, INC.; PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.; BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.
Reel/Frame 073654/0242 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Nov 20, 2025
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.; BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED; BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC; SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.; MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.; SANTARUS, INC.; ORAPHARMA, INC.; PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 073637/0126 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Apr 8, 2025
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.; PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.; BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED (F/K/A/ VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED); SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD; SANTARUS, INC.; MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION; HUMAX PHARMACEUTICAL S.A.; SOLTA MEDICAL IRELAND LIMITED; BAUSCH & LOMB MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.; BAUSCH+LOMB OPS B.V.; BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.; BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.; BAUSCH HEALTH HOLDCO LIMITED; BAUSCH HEALTH MAGYARORSZAG KFT (A/K/A BAUSCH HEALTH HUNGARY LLC); BAUSCH HEALTH POLAND SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (F/K/A VALEANT PHARMA POLAND SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA); BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC; BAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC. / SANTE BAUSCH, CANADA INC.; ICN POLFA RZESZOW SPOLKA AKCYJNA (A/K/A ICN POLFA RZESZOW S.A.); ORAPHARMA, INC.; PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO FARMACEUTYCZNE JELFA SPOLKA AKCYJNA (A/K/A PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO FARMACEUTYCZNE JELFA S.A.); SOLTA MEDICAL DUTCH HOLDINGS B.V.; V-BAC HOLDING CORP.; VRX HOLDCO LLC; 1261229 B.C. LTD.; 1530065 B.C. LTD.
Reel/Frame 070778/0199 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT (SECOND LIEN)
Recorded Nov 4, 2022
From: BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.; BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED; SOLTA MEDICAL IRELAND LIMITED
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062078/0276 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT (FIRST LIEN)
Recorded Nov 4, 2022
From: BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.; BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED; SOLTA MEDICAL IRELAND LIMITED
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061882/0708 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT (SECOND LIEN)
Recorded Oct 5, 2022
From: BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC; BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.; MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION; ORAPHARMA, INC.; PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.; SANTARUS, INC.; SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061606/0468 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT (FIRST LIEN)
Recorded Oct 4, 2022
From: BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC; BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.; MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION; ORAPHARMA, INC.; PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.; SANTARUS, INC.; SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061595/0066 →
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Jun 13, 2022
From: BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.; BAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC.; BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED; SOLTA MEDICAL IRELAND LIMITED
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Reel/Frame 060346/0705 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Apr 28, 2022
From: BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
To: BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059759/0311 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded Feb 10, 2022
From: BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED; BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC; SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.; MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.; SANTARUS, INC.; ORAPHARMA, INC.; PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.; BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Reel/Frame 059121/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Jun 8, 2021
From: BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED; BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC; SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.; MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.; SANTARUS, INC.; ORAPHARMA, INC.; PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.; BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
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CHANGE OF NAME
Recorded Aug 12, 2019
From: VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA LLC
To: BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Reel/Frame 050025/0334 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 047929 FRAME: 0992. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT.
Recorded Aug 9, 2019
From: DOW, GORDON J.; PILLAI, RADHAKRISHNAN; BHATT, VARSHA D
To: VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA LLC
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SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Mar 11, 2019
From: BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.; BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED; BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC; SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.; MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.; SANTARUS, INC.; ORAPHARMA, INC.; PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 048556/0758 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Jan 8, 2019
From: DOW, GORDON J.; PILLAI, RADHAKRISHNAN; BHATT, VARSHA D.
To: VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA
Reel/Frame 047929/0992 →
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Feb 26, 2018
From: ATON PHARMA, INC.; BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED; BAUSCH & LOMB PHARMA HOLDINGS CORP.; COMMONWEALTH LABORATORIES, LLC; DOW PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, INC.; ECR PHARMACEUTICALS CO., INC.; LABORATOIRE CHAUVIN S.A.S.; MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION; ONPHARMA INC.; ORAPHARMA, INC.; PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SANTARUS, INC.; SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.; SYNERGETICS USA, INC.; TECHNOLAS PERFECT VISION GMBH; VALEANT CANADA LP; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA LLC; WIRRA IP PTY LIMITED; VALEANT PHARMA POLAND SP. Z O.O.; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS LUXEMBOURG S.A R.L.; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045444/0299 →
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Feb 26, 2018
From: ATON PHARMA, INC.; BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED; BAUSCH & LOMB PHARMA HOLDINGS CORP.; COMMONWEALTH LABORATORIES, LLC; DOW PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, INC.; ECR PHARMACEUTICALS CO., INC.; LABORATOIRE CHAUVIN S.A.S.; MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION; ONPHARMA INC.; ORAPHARMA, INC.; PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SANTARUS, INC.; SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.; SYNERGETICS USA, INC.; TECHNOLAS PERFECT VISION GMBH; VALEANT CANADA LP; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA LLC; WIRRA IP PTY LIMITED; VALEANT PHARMA POLAND SP. Z O.O.; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS LUXEMBOURG S.A R.L.; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045444/0634 →
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Jul 18, 2016
From: ATON PHARMA, INC.; BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED; BAUSH & LOMB PHARMA HOLDINGS CORP.; DENDREON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; DOW PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, INC.; MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION; OBAGI MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.; OMP, INC.; ORAPHARMA, INC.; PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD; SANTARUS, INC.; SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.; VALEANT CANADA LP, BY ITS GENERAL PARTNER VALEANT CANADA GP LIMITED; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.; VALEANT HOLDINGS IRELAND (AS SUCCESSOR TO VALEANT INTERNATIONAL BERMUDA); VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA LLC; VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application
62181481
· Jun 18, 2015