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Health Tip: Ward Off Infection From Ear Piercing
Posted 23 Jan 2017 by Drugs.com
-- Caring for pierced ears can help keep the piercings clean and prevent infection. Here is advice from the American Academy of Dermatologists: Never touch newly pierced ears without first washing your hands. Don't remove your first pair of earrings for at least six weeks. This helps the holes stay open. A few times each day, gently twist earrings around in your ears. At least once per day, wash ears carefully with water and soap. Clean piercings twice daily with rubbing alcohol on a cotton swab. Apply a bit of petroleum jelly afterward. See a dermatologist if your ears become swollen, red or puffy. Read more
Related support groups: Infections, Bacterial Infection, RID, Bacterial Skin Infection, Silver, Imiquimod, Permethrin, Aldara, Abreva, Zyclara, Hydrogen Peroxide, Sklice, Soolantra, Eurax, Burn, Elimite, Malathion, Gentian Violet, Iodosorb, SilvaSorb
Retail Prices of Dermatology Drugs Skyrocket
Posted 25 Nov 2015 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2015 – Patients using prescription creams, gels, sprays and pills for skin conditions may shell out substantially more at the pharmacy than they did just six years ago, a new study suggests. Between 2009 and 2015, retail prices of brand-name dermatologic drugs rose 401 percent, on average, study authors reported Nov. 25 in JAMA Dermatology. Even generics have succumbed to price inflation, up 279 percent between 2011 and 2014, based on the drugs surveyed. Price increases for skin treatments far outpaced the general inflation rate of 11 percent during the six-year study period, the researchers said. "Cancer drugs were the worst in terms of the numbers" – up 1,240 percent or nearly $11,000 over the six-year study period – primarily because of two medicines, said Dr. Steven Rosenberg, voluntary professor of dermatology at the University of Miami Miller School of ... Read more
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Rise in Vulvar Precancers Leads to New Guidelines
Posted 20 Oct 2011 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, Oct. 20 – The number of American women with precancerous cells of the vulva increased more than fourfold between 1973 and 2000, and the increase has led to the release Thursday of new treatment guidelines by two major medical groups. Cancer of the vulva – the outside of the genital area – is usually caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), which also causes cervical cancer. The precancerous condition – known as vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) – should be treated with surgery, laser removal or medical therapy, according to the new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. VIN is divided into two main types. Usual-type VIN is often associated with cancer-causing strains of HPV and risk factors such as smoking and a weakened immune system. Differentiated VIN is ... Read more
Related support groups: Human Papilloma Virus, Imiquimod, Aldara, Zyclara, Gardasil, Human Papillomavirus Vaccine, Cervarix
FDA Approves Zyclara (imiquimod) Cream, 2.5% for the Treatment of Actinic Keratoses
Posted 29 Jul 2011 by Drugs.com
BRISTOL, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 18, 2011 - Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC (Graceway) announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zyclara Cream, 2.5% for the treatment of actinic keratoses, determining it to be safe and effective for the treatment of clinically typical, visible or palpable actinic keratoses (AK). The new formulation may be used on the full face or balding scalp in a convenient 6-week dosing cycle. "The addition of a 2.5% formulation of Zyclara Cream will provide healthcare practitioners greater flexibility when prescribing imiquimod therapy for patients with actinic keratoses," said Dr. Darrell S. Rigel, a clinical professor of dermatology at New York University Medical Center and a former president of the American Academy of Dermatology. "The lower concentration offers greater tolerability while maintaining the efficacy that has long ... Read more
Related support groups: Imiquimod, Actinic Keratosis, Zyclara
FDA Approves Zyclara (imiquimod) Cream, 3.75% for the Treatment of External Genital Warts
Posted 27 Mar 2011 by Drugs.com
BRISTOL, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 25, 2011 - Graceway Pharmaceuticals announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zyclara Cream for the treatment of external genital and perianal warts (EGW) in patients 12 years of age and older. Zyclara Cream's clinical studies demonstrated that using its once-daily treatment regimen, for up to eight weeks, safely and effectively clears genital warts. In addition, data showed that of those patients who achieved complete clearance, only a small number experienced a recurrence of their wart(s) 12 weeks after treatment. Most approved topical prescription treatments currently available to treat EGW are associated with lengthy treatment regimens, which may impact patient compliance. Zyclara Cream was developed to meet the need for a shorter treatment regimen, while maintaining the efficacy (both initial and sustained ... Read more
Related support groups: Imiquimod, Zyclara, Condylomata Acuminata, Genital Warts
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