Dermatologic agents

How to get your foot in the door with foot care

In this Q&A — as part of a campaign by The Pharmaceutical Journal and RB — Peter Bettles explains how his pharmacy-based foot clinic meets his patients’ needs while boosting business.…

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How to get your foot in the door with foot care

In this Q&A — as part of a campaign by The Pharmaceutical Journal and RB — Peter Bettles explains how his pharmacy-based foot clinic meets his patients’ needs while boosting business.…

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High-dose vitamin D counteracts sunburn damage

A double-blinded, placebo-controlled interventional trial reveals high-dose vitamin D3 as a potent modulator of experimental sunburn induced by simulated solar radiation.…

Psoriasis drug approved by FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tremfya (guselkumab) for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis…

Discuss clinical needs with patients before ditching sun creams

Having read the announcement from the NHS and the term “waste which is in the system” ( The Pharmaceutical Journal online, March 2017), I was surprised to read that sun creams fall within this category. As a manufacturer of a prescribed sun cream, of which there are onl…

Sunscreen should not be seen as a beauty product

Melanoma UK is deeply concerned about NHS England’s plans to remove a number of medicines from being prescribable which they deem ‘low priority’ ( The Pharmaceutical Journal online, 29 March 2017). The suggestion that sunscreen has “little clinical value” is…

BBC investigation prompts reminder on fire risk warning for skin creams

Healthcare professionals have been reminded of the fire risk associated with paraffin-containing skin creams, following a BBC radio programme that highlighted the potential dangers.…

Daily Vaseline use could be cost-effective way to prevent eczema

Recent attention has turned to ways to prevent atopic dermatitis, which is associated with significant expenditure as well as comorbidities, from developing in children.…

Why we need more over-the-counter products to treat acne

Approval of the first over-the-counter topical retinoid in the United States is a welcome move and should be replicated in other countries.…

New Zealand first to have OTC topical adapalene available in pharmacies

In August 2016, pharmacists in New Zealeand were given permission to supply adapalene without a prescription through reclassification. This is in line with both Singapore (approval March 2016) and the United States (approval July 2016). For New Zealand and the United States, a major consi…