An ex vivo, assessor blind, randomised, parallel group, comparative efficacy trial of the ovicidal activity of three pediculicides after a single application – melaleuca oil and lavender oil, eucalyptus oil and lemon tea tree oil, and a “suffocation” pediculicide Authors’ Interview: Phillip M Altman PhD and Stephen C. Barker PhD Our latest head louse clinical [...]
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Topaz Pharmaceuticals’ Ivermectin Cream In Vitro Data Demonstrates Activity Against Head Lice Eggs
-Data presented at 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology – HORSHAM, Pa., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — In a study sponsored by Topaz Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, scientists from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst presented data showing that a 0.5% ivermectin (IVM) cream formulation was active against lice [...]
Posted by admin on July 13, 2011
http://dermatologistsblog.com/infections/head-lice/topaz-pharmaceuticals-ivermectin-cream-in-vitro-data-demonstrates-activity-against-head-lice-eggs/
Topaz Pharmaceuticals Announces New Drug Application for Ivermectin Topical Cream of Head Lice Accepted by FDA
HORSHAM, Pa., June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Topaz Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted for filing the New Drug Application (NDA) for the use of ivermectin topical cream as a treatment for head lice infestations in children and adults. “This filing represents [...]
Posted by admin on June 12, 2011
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FDA Approves Natroba for Head Lice Treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Natroba (spinosad) Topical Suspension 0.9% for the treatment of head lice infestation in patients ages 4 years and older. Head lice are parasitic insects found on people’s head, eyebrows, and eyelashes. They feed on human blood several times a day but are not known to cause disease. [...]
Posted by admin on January 25, 2011
http://dermatologistsblog.com/infections/head-lice/fda-approves-natroba-head-lice-treatment/
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