TOPICAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SKIN PENETRATION ENHANCERS FOR THE TREATMENT OF WARTS

摘要

Provided is a topical pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of warts, together with methods for its use. The composition and methods involve the topical use of an active agent effective in the treatment of warts plus a permeation-enhancing base that, in one embodiment, gives the composition a pH of about 8.0 to about 13.0, preferably about 8.0 to 11.5, and most preferably about 8.5 to 10.5. This composition can be used to treat human papilloma virus infections, particularly cutaneous warts.