INTRODUCTION Atopic dermatitis is a common disease in children. It is usually treated with topical steroids and/or calcineurin inhibitors in association with emollients but topical antioxidants have been recently introduced as a therapeutic option for children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of furfuryl palmitate, a new antioxidant molecule, in a multicenter...

1 Departamento de Microbiología, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2 Departamento de Química Biológica, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 3 Servicio de Bacteriol...

Background: Inflammatory pain is the spontaneous hypersensitivity to that occurs in response tissue damage and inflammation. Recently herbal remedies have been considered for less complications. The two topical products of Capsicum (Capex Topical cream) Apium graveolens Mentha (CM lotion) can reduce inflammatory. Since Capex cream causes skin irritation, it seems its composition with other prod...

Infantile haemangioma is a common childhood condition, which usually resolves spontaneously and is managed expectantly. In a small percentage of complex cases, haemangiomas may be associated with complications such as persistent bleeding, ulceration, feeding difficulties or visual impairment. Active treatment is often necessary in such cases. Current interventions include surgical, laser and im...

714 P&T® • December 2005 • Vol. 30 No. 12 NEW DRUGS Eflornithine for Excess Facial Hair in Women Barrier Therapeutics has launched eflornithine HCl cream 13.9% (Vaniqua®) in Canada. The company acquired the exclusive right to distribute this product from Shire in June 2005. This is the only topical prescription product approved by Health Canada for slowing the growth of unwanted facial hair in ...

The therapeutic efficacy of omoconazole nitrate was investigated in an experimental tinea pedis model produced by topical inoculation with Trichophyton mentagrophytes in guinea-pigs, which is pathologically similar to naturally infected tinea pedis in humans. Treatment with omoconazole nitrate cream was started on week 2 postinfection and continued for 3 or 4 weeks. Once-a-day application of 1%...

BACKGROUND Noninvasive antiaging neck and décolletage treatments are highly sought after by aging patients. A topical cosmetic antiaging cream was formulated with skin matrix building and smoothing ingredients to help reverse visible signs of aging on the neck and décolletage, including laxity, crepiness, deep lines, and hyperpigmentation. OBJECTIVE A clinical study was conducted to evaluate ...

The treatment of seborrheic dermatitis (SD) includes topical antifungal agents to eradicate Malassezia spp. corticosteroids to treat the inflammatory component of the disease, and keratolytics to remove scale and crust. The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of sertaconazole 2% cream and tacrolimus 0.03% cream in the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis. In this clinical trial study,...