Nonsteroidal treatment of atopic dermatitis in pediatric patients with a ceramide-dominant topical emulsion formulated with an optimized ratio of physiological lipids.

Atopic dermatitis is the most common chronic inflammatory skin condition seen in the pediatric population. In the United States, the prevalence rate of atopic dermatitis is 10 to 12 percent in children. A nonsteroidal, barrier repair product consisting of an optimal ratio of ceramides, cholesterol, and free-fatty acids has been demonstrated to be efficacious and safe in the treatment of atopic dermatitis in previous clinical trials. This report is a subgroup analysis of the efficacy and safety of this nonsteroidal, ceramide-dominant, physiological lipid-based topical emulsion used among 59 patients, three months to 16 years of age, with mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis. Treatment success based on an Investigator Global Assessment rating of clear or almost clear was achieved by 58 percent of subjects after use of the ceramide-dominant, physiological lipid barrier repair emulsion for three weeks as monotherapy or in combination with another topical atopic dermatitis treatment. The severity of pruritus decreased markedly from Baseline to Week 3 overall regardless of disease severity at baseline. A large percentage of subjects (71%) reported satisfaction with clinical results. After three weeks of treatment, a significant number of subjects reported less worry about their atopic dermatitis compared to baseline. The results further support other publications that suggest a treatment approach that incorporates an optimized formulation of a skin barrier repair cream as an integral component of initial atopic dermatitis therapy, either as monotherapy or as part of combination topical therapy.