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Analgesic stick compositions
Assignee: Warner Lambert Co LLC
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Filing: 1985-12-03
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Granted: 1987-10-27
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Expires: 2005-12-03
Abstract
Abstract An analgesic stick composition comprising (i) a delivery system comprising about 10 to about 65% by weight alcohol; about 6 to about 10% by weight of an alkali metal salt of a saturated fatty acid gelling agent having from about C 8 to about C 22 ; about 10 to about 30% water; and (ii) an analgesic compound selected from the group consisting of oleoresin capsicum, capsicum, capsaicin, camphor, allyl isothiocyanate, methyl nicotinate, menthol and mixtures thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Navin Geria
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 05:10
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K47/00; A61K47/06; A61K47/08; A61K47/12; A61K47/10; A61K9/00; A61K9/0012; A61K9/0014; A61K9/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S424/00; Y10S424/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
An analgesic stick composition comprising (i) a delivery system comprising about 10 to about 65% by weight alcohol; about 6 to about 10% by weight of an alkali metal salt of a saturated fatty acid gelling agent having from about C 8 to about C 22 ; about 10 to about 30% water; and (ii) an analgesic compound selected from the group consisting of oleoresin capsicum, capsicum, camphor, capsaicin, allyl isothiocyanate, methyl nicotinate, menthol and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
An analgesic stick composition comprising (i) a delivery system comprising about 10 to about 65% by weight alcohol; about 6 to about 10% by weight of an alkali metal salt of a saturated fatty acid gelling agent having from about C 8 to about C 22 ; about 10 to about 30% water; and (ii) an analgesic compound selected from the group consisting of oleoresin capsicum, capsicum, camphor, capsaicin, allyl isothiocyanate, methyl nicotinate, menthol and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the alcohol is a polyhydric alcohol selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, carbitol, tri-methylene glycol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butane-diol, sorbitol, glycerol and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the alcohol is a monohydric alcohol of a lower alkyl.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the gelling agent is selected from the group consisting of sodium stearate, potassium stearate, sodium palmitate, potassium palmitate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The composition of claims 1, 2 or 4 wherein additional additives are incorporated selected from the group consisting of emulsifiers, emollients, surfactants, coloring agents, fillers, ultraviolet absorbers, bacteriostats, other gelling agents, fragrances, preservatives, humectants, chelating agents, waxes, dyes and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein the emulsifiers are polyoxyethylene fatty ethers, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty esters, fatty amides, polyoxypropylene polyoxyethylene condensate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein the emollient is selected from the group comprising of cyclomethicones, polyaklylene glycol, lauryl lactate, cetyl palmitate, diisopropyl adipate, isopropyl isostearate, isostearyl isostearate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein the preservatives are triclosan, dichlorophene, hexachlorophene, 5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenyl, phenylmercuric acetate, benzethonium clhloride, benzalkonium chloride, cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride and sorbic acid.
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