Clinical assessment of the combination therapy with liposomal gels of tretinoin and benzoyl peroxide in acne

AAPS PharmSciTech

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  Patel, Vandana B ^a   Misra, Ambikanandan ^a   Marfatia, Yogesh S ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Acne; Benzoyl peroxide; Liposome; Tretinoin

Indexed keywords

BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CARBOMER; LIPOSOME; PHENYLMERCURIC NITRATE; RETINOIC ACID; TRIETHANOLAMINE;

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEALING; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PH; PRURITUS; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; ACNE VULGARIS; DRUG COMBINATION; GEL; KINETICS; PATHOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; KINETICS; LIPOSOMES; MALE; TRETINOIN;

EID: 1842842154     PISSN: 15309932     EISSN: 15309932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1208/pt0203_tn4     Document Type: Article

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