A randomized, parallel, vehicle-controlled comparison of two erythromycin/benzoyl peroxide preparations for acne vulgaris

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 773-785

  Thiboutot, Diane ^a   Jarratt, Michael ^b   Rich, Phoebe ^c   Rist, Toivo ^d   Rodriguez, David ^e   Levy, Sharon ^f  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DermResearch Inc   (United States)

^c NW Cutaneous Research Specialists ^*  (United States)

^d Dermatology Associates of Knoxville   (United States)

^e International Dermatology Research   (United States)

^f Dermik Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Benzoyl peroxide; Combination treatment; Erythromycin

Indexed keywords

BENZAMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMEDO; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036015029     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2918(02)85151-7     Document Type: Article

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