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AAPS PharmSciTech: A Preformulation Strategy for the Selection of Penetration Enhancers for a Transungual Formulation

Type: Original PaperOnychomycosis is associated with the cutaneous fungal infection of the nail and the nail folds (skin surrounding the nail). It is therefore important to target drug delivery into t...

FDA grants Fast Track designation to Elorac's naloxone topical lotion

Elorac, Inc., a rapidly growing specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of dermatological disorders, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track desig...

Single topical ivermectin head lice treatment very effective

(HealthDay)—A single 10-minute, at-home treatment with topical ivermectin lotion eliminates head lice infestations in nearly all patients by the next day, according to a study published in the Nov....

New Treatment For Head Lice?

By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- A new topical lotion may offer parents a faster, more effective way to get rid of head lice. Researchers rep...

Single application of ivermectin lotion helps get rid of head lice

N Engl J Med2012:367:1687-93Oral ivermectin is often used to treat infection with roundworms, but its topical preparation might also help combat head lice. New preparations are needed for this...

Anacor Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results from the Second Phase 3 Trial of Tavaborole for Onychomycosis

Anacor Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ANAC) today announced positive preliminary results from the second of two Phase 3 trials of tavaborole (known as Study 302). Tavaborole is a topical...

FDA Rejects Request To Ban Lice Shampoo For Kids

After more than two years of deliberation, the FDA has rejected a request to halt the use of an insecticide in pharmaceutical treatments for head lice in children. Known commercially as Lindane, the c...

Elorac, Inc. Announces FDA Fast Track Designation for Novel Topical Treatment for Pruritus in Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma (CTCL)

Elorac, Inc., a rapidly growing specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of dermatological disorders, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) h...

Ciclopirox: recent nonclinical and clinical data relevant to its use as a topical antimycotic agent.

Ciclopirox is a topical antimycotic agent belonging to the chemical class of hydroxypyridones and not related to azoles or any other class of antifungal agents. Its antimicrobial profile includes near...

Efficacy of topical hydrating and emollient lotion containing 10% urea ISDIN® plus dexpanthenol (Ureadin Rx 10) in the treatment of skin xerosis and pruritus in hemodialyzed patients: an open prospective pilot trial.

Dry skin and pruritus are common complication of end-stage renal diseases (ESRD), affecting up to 80% of dialysis patients. They are chronic, unpleasant skin manifestations with a strong negative impa...

A Preformulation Strategy for the Selection of Penetration Enhancers for a Transungual Formulation.

Onychomycosis is associated with the cutaneous fungal infection of the nail and the nail folds (skin surrounding the nail). It is therefore important to target drug delivery into the nail folds along...

Topical ivermectin lotion for head lice.

Topical ivermectin lotion for head lice.