TOPICAL NIFEDIPINE FOR CUTANEOUS, OCULAR, MUCOSAL HYPERSENSITIVITY, INFLAMMATORY AND HYPERPROLIFERATIVE CONDITIONS

摘要

A method and composition for the topical treatment of cutaneous, mucosal or ocular hypersensitivity reactions, inflammatory, or epithelial hyperproliferative states, including those associated with scarring. The composition, to be applied to an affected area of the skin, eye, or mucosal membrane, consists of a therapeutic amount of nifedipine or related compound thereof, which has been incorporated into a vehicle suitable for topical administration.