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Sandoz launches first-to-file calcipotriene cream, the first generic version of Dovonex

Sandoz has announced the introduction of its first-to-file calcipotriene cream, the first generic version of LEO Pharma’s Dovonex 0.005 percent, which is indicated for the treatment of p...

Sorilux calcipotriene regulatory update

Xamiol calcipotriene/betamethasone dipropionate regulatory update

NAD Refers Summers Labs Ointment Claim To FTC After J&J Challenge

Claims for Summers Labs’ Triple Paste diaper rash ointment spurred Desitin maker Johnson & Johnson to bring a challenge through the National Advertising Division. Summers disagreed with NAD’s...

Summers Labs Blasts NAD “Secret Rules” After J&J Ointment Claim Clash

Claims for Summers Labs’ Triple Paste diaper rash ointment spurred Desitin maker Johnson & Johnson to bring a challenge through the National Advertising Division. Summers disagreed with NAD’s...

Researchers uncover why ointment and photodynamic therapy cause pain in skin cancer patients

Apply the ointment, light on, light off - that's how easy it is to cure various forms of non-melanoma skin cancer. However, the majority of patients suffer severe pain during the so-termed photodynami...

Time course of changes in ocular wavefront aberration after administration of eye ointment

Time course of changes in ocular wavefront aberration after administration of eye ointment Eye advance online publication, July 20, 2012. doi:10.1038/eye.2012.142 Authors: T Hiraoka, T Yama...

Double the pain: Biologists find the cause of pain in the treatment of fair skin cancer

Apply the ointment, light on, light off – that's how easy it is to cure various forms of non-melanoma skin cancer. However, the majority of patients suffer severe pain during the so-termed photod...

Short- and long-term safety assessment of a two-compound ointment containing calcipotriene/betamethasone dipropionate (Taclonex/Daivobet/Dovobet ointment): hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in patients with psoriasis vulgaris.

The two-compound ointment (Taclonex/Daivobet/Dovobet ointment) combining calcipotriene 50 microg/g and betamethasone 0.5 mg/g (as dipropionate) is very effective in the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris...

Homogeneity study of ointment dosage forms by infrared imaging spectroscopy.

Ointment dosage forms are semi-solid preparations intended for local or transdermal delivery of active substances usually for application to the skin and it is important that they present a homogeneou...

Physicochemical properties of macrogol ointment and emulsion ointment blend developed for regulation of water absorption.

Pressure ulcers can form with excess pressure and shearing stress on skin tissue. Because pressure ulcer is often accompanies by exudates, selection of appropriate topical emulsion ointment is difficu...

Long-term efficacy and tolerability of tacrolimus 0.03% ointment in infants:* a two-year open-label study.

Background  Tacrolimus ointment is effective for treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in children aged ≥2 years (Br J Dermatol, 2004; 150: 554). Here, efficacy and tolerability...

Treatment of vitiligo with narrowband-UVB (TL01) combined with tacrolimus ointment (0.1%) vs. placebo ointment, a randomized right/left double-blind comparative study.

Background  Only a few, small double-blind clinical trials have been reported for the treatment of vitiligo. Narrowband-ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) is an established form of treatment for this condition....