TREATMENT OF PREADOLESCENT MODERATE ACNE VULGARIS

摘要

The present invention concerns a method of treating preadolescent acne, which comprises administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a fixed combination of adapalene and benzol peroxide to a preadolescent patient in need thereof. According to the invention, the preadolescent patient is from age 7 to age 11, and the pharmaceutical composition comprises from 0.01% to 2% by weight of adapalene and from 0.1 to 5% by weight by weight of benzol peroxide. The present invention also concerns a composition for use in such a method.