METHOD OF ACNE TREATMENT BY CONCOMITANT TOPICAL ADMINISTRATION OF BENZOYL PEROXIDE AND TRETINOIN

The present disclosure relates to methods of treatment of acne in a patient in need thereof, comprising the concomitant once daily topical administration of from about 2% w/w to about 10% w/w of solid particulate benzoyl peroxide (BPO) and from about 0.01% w/w to about 0.1% w/w of solid particulate all trans retinoic acid (ATRA) for a period of up to 3 months, wherein the side-effects of the two actives are medically acceptable and wherein the therapeutic effect of BPO and ATRA is superior to the effect of each active administered alone. The concomitant administration may be carried out by once daily administration to a patient in need thereof of a single composition or of a first composition comprising BPO and a second composition comprising ATRA from a dual chamber dispenser or from two separate dispensers, mixed before applying on the skin of a patient in need thereof for up to 2 weeks, up to 1 month, preferably up to 2 months and more preferably up to 3 months.