Topical liposome drugs to come: what the patent literature tells us. A review.

Abstract

Drug-containing liposomes for topical use in dermatology have been devised during the last 10 years. Most recently the clinical superiority to a conventional gel of a topical glucocorticosteroid liposome preparation for eczema has been demonstrated. To get more insight from what may be expected from future liposome preparations for topical treatment, the pertinent patent literature has been reviewed.