Delivery system for topical medications

Abstract

The present invention is a delivery system comprising a pad and a liquid composition, comprising an insoluble dermatologically active ingredient with a viscosity that permits substantially uniform absorption of the composition onto the pad, and the pad is in then packaged in a sealed container.

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         20 . A drug delivery system comprising: 
 a non-woven pad;    a liquid composition, wherein the composition comprises benzoyl peroxide, starch, carbomer, disodium EDTA, water, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, zinc lactate, glycolic acid, C 12 -C 15  alkyl benzoate, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate and PEG 100 stearate, steareth 2, steareth 20, and polysorbate 20; and    a sealed container, wherein the container comprises a material comprised of metal substantially coated with one or more plastics on at least one surface, and one sheet of the material is heat sealed to a second sheet of the material, and the heat sealed materials contain the pad and the composition without leaking;    wherein the composition has a viscosity of about 2000 cps to about 3000 cps; and wherein the composition has:    about 1% starch;    about 4% benzoyl peroxide;    about 0.3% carbomer;    about 0.5% disodium EDTA;    about 71% water;    about 6% glycerin;    about 0.3% sodium hydroxide;    about 0.2% zinc lactate;    about 0.5% glycolic acid;    about 7% C 12 -C 15  alkyl benzoate;    about 2% cetearyl alcohol;    about 1% dimethicone;    about 1% glyceryl stearate and PEG 100 stearate;    about 1.5% steareth 2;    about 1% steareth 20; and    about 1% polysorbate 20.