STL Volume 14 Number 6
Update on Drugs and Drug News: July – August 2009
Update on Benzyl Alcohol Lotion 5% Sciele Pharma, Red Light Technology Device + Methyl Aminolevulinate Cream Aktilite® CL 128 + Metvix®, and news Nexavar®.
Adapalene 0.1% and Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%: A Novel Combination for Treatment of Acne Vulgaris
Topical products commonly used to treat acne include retinoids and antimicrobials, due to their effects on different components of pathogenesis. Accordingly, a fixed combination of adapalene 0.1% and benzoyl peroxide (BPO) 2.5% was developed (Epiduo™, Galderma) and was approved by the US FDA for the treatment of acne.
Methyl Aminolevulinate-PDT for Actinic Keratoses and Superficial Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
Methyl aminolevulinate-hydrochloride cream (Metvix® [in Canada] and Metvixia® [in the US], Galderma) in combination with photodynamic therapy (PDT) provides an effective treatment option for actinic keratoses (AKs), superficial basal cell carcinoma (sBCC), and Bowen’s disease (BD).
