Topical treatment shown to inhibit HIV and herpes simplex virus infection
Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers demonstrated that a gel applied in the vagina provides protection from both the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the herpes simplex Virus. The study, presented at the 12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, is the first to show that a gel can retain anti-viral activity within the human vagina. The study, which was fund...Topical Quinolone effective in controlling eardrum perforations
Topical administration of Quinolone antibiotics for eardrum perforations has been found to be more effective in treating the disease than the use of systemic antibiotics//. Dr. Carolyn Macfadyen, Research Associate, International Health Research Group in the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK has reported in a review published in The Cochrane Library that topical quinolone are better than...Short-Term Topical Corticosteroid May Offer Relief for Certain Type of Psoriasis
CHICAGO - Researchers suggest a short-term application of topical corticosteroids and maintenance with a less potent agent for patients// with intertriginous psoriasis (IP), according to a study published in the September issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease. In a subset of patients, psoriasis is located in the...Replidyne Announces Positive Phase I Results for Topical Antibiotic REP8839
Replidyne, Inc. today announced results from three Phase I trials studying REP8839, a novel topical antibiotic that has shown potent in vitro activity against major skin pathogens including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). The results of the Phase I trials show that topically applied REP8839 appears safe, well-tolerated and associated with low systemic exposure, or drug abso...Chito-Seal Topical Hemostasis Pad
Description:The Chito-Seal Topical Hemostasis Pad is intended for use in the management of bleeding wounds such as vascular access sites and percutaneous catheters or tubes. The Pad is coated with Abbotts proprietary chitosan gel, a powerful hemostatic agent. Chitosan gel is twice as chemically active as chitin, the marine biopolymer from which it is derived. When placed over the puncture site, it becomes a...Povidone Iodine Topical Gel (Flip-top Cap)
Description:This multi-purpose topical gel contains 10% Povidone Iodine USP, 1% available Iodine, for broad-spectrum germicidal action. As a pre-operative prep, Povidone Iodine Gel helps to minimize the pooling of prepping solutions under the patient, thus reducing the chance of patient burns. The Gel is also approved as a one step gel for venipuncture site preparation prior to blood and plasma collection. P...Replidyne Announces Positive Phase I Results for Topical Antibiotic REP8839
LOUISVILLE, Colo., June 26, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Replidyne, Inc. today announced results from three Phase I trialsstudying REP8839, a novel topical antibiotic that has shown potentin vitro activity against major skin pathogens includingmethicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). The results of the Phase Itrials show that topically applied REP8839 appears safe,well-tolerated and asso...Apollo develops needle-free topical vaccine
SYDNEY, April 30, 2007-Australian bio-discovery company ApolloLife Sciences has released results of preliminary trials of itspatented needle-free vaccine technology, which delivers tetanusvaccine transdermally (through the skin) without the need for aninjection. According to Apollo CEO John Priest, the research points the wayto the possibility that flu injections may soon be a thin...