Randomized tolerability analysis of clindamycin phosphate 1.2%-tretinoin 0.025% gel used with benzoyl peroxide wash 4% for acne vulgaris

Cutis

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 310-318

  Draelos, Zoe Diana ^a   Potts, Aaron ^b   Alió Saenz, Alessandra B ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CLINDAMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN, TRETINOIN DRUG COMBINATION; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; RETINOIC ACID;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; GEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CHILD; CLINDAMYCIN; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TRETINOIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651470739     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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