ANTI-INFECTION AUGMENTATION FOAMABLE COMPOSITIONS AND KIT AND USES THEREOF

摘要

Anti-infective foamable composition and kits include a foamable carrier; a therapeutically safe and effective concentration of an anti- infective agent; an augmenting agent selected from the group consisting of a keratolytic agent and a skin penetration enhancer; and a propellant. The composition is housed in a container and upon release is expandable to form a breakable foam. The foamable carrier is selected to generate a foam of good or excellent quality in the presence of the augmenting agent and anti-infective agent. Methods for treating, alleviating or preventing a disorder of the skin, a body cavity or mucosal surface, wherein the disorder involves a fungal, bacterial or viral infection as one of its etiological factors, is described.