STL Volume 6 Number 5
Update on Drugs and Drug News: February 2001
Update on: Loratidine Claritin Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin VariZIG Levocetirizine Xyzal/Xusal Agalsidase Beta Fabrazyme ASM 981 Cream 1%
Drug Treatments For Skin Disease Introduced in 2000
An overview and update of skin treatments introduced in 2000: Quick overview of drug name, indications and regulatory status
Oral Contraceptives in the Treatment of Acne
Oral contraceptives (OCs) can reduce acne by lowering the production of adrenal and ovarian androgens, by inhibiting 5- alpha-reductase, which in turn, reduces the levels of dihydrotestosterone, and by stimulating sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), thus reducing the levels of free testosterone.
