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A6 IK 47/34 (2006.01) A 6LX3L/375 (2006.01) (57) ABSTRACT A 6LX3L/355 (2006.01) A waterless composition suitable for delivery of an active A6 IK3I/35 (2006.01) agent to a body Surface or cavity includes a vehicle having A6 IK3I/442 (2006.01) about 70% to about 99% by weight of a hydrophilic polar A6 IK3I/47 (2006.01) Solvent, said hydrophilic solvent selected from the group A 6LX3/57 (2006.01) consisting of (i) a mixture of two or more different polyeth ylene glycols (PEGs), wherein at least one PEG is a high A6 IK 9/12 (2006.01) molecular weight PEG having a melting point greater than A6 IK3I/522 (2006.01) 25° C.; and (ii) propylene glycol (PG); about 0% to about A6 IK3I/35 (2006.01) 10% of at least one surface active agent; about 0% to about A6 IK3I/00 (2006.01) 5% of a polymeric agent; about 0% to about 30% of a sec (52) U.S. Cl. ondary hydrophilic solvent; and about 0% to about 5% of a USPC ........ 424/45; 424/600: 514/178; 514/263.38: silicone oil; and about 3% to about 25% hydrophobic propel 514/345; 514/458: 514/460: 514/474: 514/649; lant. The composition is otherwise substantially free of a 514/772.7 hydrophobic solvent and includes at least one of a surface (58) Field of Classification Search active agent and a polymeric agent. The vehicle and the pro USPC .................... 514/178,263.38, 345, 458, 474, pellant are sufficiently miscible that the components may be 514/649, 772.7 homogeneously distributed with mild shaking. 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