Evaluation of the effect of zinc acetate on the stratum corneum penetration kinetics of erythromycin in healthy male volunteers

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 104-110

  Van Hoogdalem, E J ^a   Terpstra, I J ^a   Baven, A L M ^a  

^a ASTELLAS PHARMA INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Erythromycin; Skin penetration; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; ZINC ACETATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACIDS; ACNE VULGARIS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPIDERMIS; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; LINIMENTS; MALE; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 0029986937     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000211405     Document Type: Article

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