STL Volume 11 Number 1
Index to Skin Therapy Letter – Volume 10 Articles, Issues 1-10
An index for drug names and conditions including Accutane®, Aczone®, Adalimumab, Agalsidase Alfa, Aldara®, Alefacept, Alesion® Dry Syrup 1%, AlloDerm®, AMEVIVE® and other drugs.
Update on Drugs and Drug News – February 2006
Update on Doxycycline Oracea® CollaGenex, Hydrogel Dressing MimyX™ Cream Stiefel Laboratories, and Aluma™ Skin Renewal System with FACES™ Lumenis.
Reduction of Face and Neck Laxity With Anchored, Barbed Polypropylene Sutures (Contour Threads™)
The use of nonabsorbable sutures for lifting lax, aging skin is an increasingly popular option for cosmetic surgeons. Contour Threads™ (Surgical Specialties Corp.) are novel modified polypropylene sutures recently approved for this purpose by the US FDA.
Etanercept for the Treatment of Psoriasis
Etanercept has recently been approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis at a dose of 50mg twice per week for 12 weeks followed by a maintenance dose of 50mg once weekly thereafter. Clinical studies have shown excellent efficacy and a good safety profile in patients with psoriasis.
