Methods of administering a dermatological agent to a subject

摘要

Methods for administering a dermatological agent to a subject are provided. In the subject methods an effective amount of a topical formulation of the dermatological agent is topically applied to a host. The topically applied formulation of dermatological agent is then occluded with a hydrogel patch, where a feature of the hydrogel patch is that it lacks a pharmaceutically active agent. Also provided are methods of treating a subject for a disease condition by administering a dermatological agent to the subject. Also provided are kits for use in practicing the subject methods. The subject methods and compositions find use in a variety of different applications.

主权项

1. A method of treating a host for a dermatological condition, said method comprising:
(a) applying a blank hydrogel patch composition directly to a skin surface being treated for a dermatological condition without the use of a topically applied formulation of a dermatological agent; and (b) maintaining said hydrogel patch composition on said skin surface for a period of time sufficient to treat said host for said dermatological condition, wherein said dermatological condition is selected from the group consisting of: psoriasis, eczema, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, nummular dermatitis, generalized exfoliative dermatitis, stasis dermatitis, perioral dermatitis, ichthyosis, Hailey-Hailey disease, pruritis, and localized scratch dermatitis.