A ACCUZYME.13 ACEON .10 acetaminophen codeine .8 acetasol-HC.14 acetazolamide.19 acetohexamide .15 ACTIVELLA.17 ACTONEL.17 ACTONEL 30MG .13 ACTOS .15 ACULAR.19 adrenalin chloride .20 ADVAIR DISKUS.21 AGGRENOX.11 albuterol for nebulization.20 albuterol inhaler.20 albuterol sulfate.21 ALLEGRA .20 ALLEGRA D .20 allopurinol .17 ALPHAGAN P.19 ALTACE .10 ALTOPREV.11 AMBIEN .9 aminocaproic acid.11 amitriptyline HCl .9 amoxicillin .6 anagrelide hydrochloride .13 ANDRODERM .15 ANDROGEL .15 ANTARA.11 antipyrine w benzocaine.14 ARANESP.16 ARAVA.17 ARICEPT .8 AROMASIN.7 ATACAND .10 ATACAND HCT .10 AUGMENTIN XR .6 AVALIDE .10 AVANDIA .15 AVAPRO.10 AVELOX .6 AVODART.21 AZOPT .19 B baclofen .8 betamethasone valerate.12, 13 BETASERON.16 bethanechol chloride .21 23 BETOPTIC S.18 BIAXIN XL .5 BICNU .7 bleomycin sulfate.7 BLEPHAMIDE .19 buproban.13 bupropion HCl.9 buspirone HCl .9 butorphanol tartrate .8 BYETTA.14 C CADUET.11 CANASA.16 captopril .10 CARAC .12 carbidopa levodopa.8 carboplatin .7 CASODEX .7 CAVERJECT.21 cefaclor.5 cefadroxil .5 CEFTAZIDIME.5 cefuroxime axetil .5 CELEBREX .9 CELLCEPT .7 CENESTIN.17 cephalexin.5 CERVIDIL.17 chlorpromazine HCl .9 choline magnesium trisalicylate.9 CIALIS .21 cilostazol.11 CILOXAN .18 CIPRODEX .14 ciprofloxacin HCl .6, 18 cisplatin .7 citalopram hbr.9 CLARINEX.20 CLARINEX SYRUP.20 clarithromycin .5 CLEOCIN.17 CLEOCIN PALMITATE .5 clindamycin phosphate .12 clonidine HCl .10 clotrimazole .5 colchicine.17 COLESTID.11 colytrol.15 COMBIVIR .5 COPAXONE.8 COREG .10.
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We report the following case with institutional review board approval and the patient's informed consent. A 19-year-old man who had experienced a right frontal cerebral hemorrhage with intraventricular hematoma underwent angiography with 160 mL of iopamidol Iopamiro 370: 7.55 mg 10 mL of water for injectable solution; Bracco Diagnostics, Seattle, Wash ; , which showed a cerebral arteriovenous malformation approximately 3 cm in diameter, fed by frontal branches of the anterior and middle cerebral arteries. Three days later, he experienced a diffuse, slight maculopapular rash. The patient had been on the same daily medication 100 mg of phenobarbital [Gardenale; Rhone Poulen Rorer, Milan, Italy], 150 mg of ranitidine [Ranidil; Menarini Sud, L'Aquila, Italy], and 1.5 mg of dexamethasone [Decadron; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rome, Italy ] ; for 4 days, beginning 1 day before angiography. Dexamethasone was discontinued, and intramuscular administration of betamethasone Bentelan; Glaxo Welcome, Verona, Italy ; was started 4 mg daily after 3 days, the eruption subsided. Three months later, before angiography for embolization of the malformation with histoacrylic glue Histoacryl; B. Braun, Milan, Italy ; , prophylaxis with betamethasone was started 4 mg daily ; 2 days before the examination, and ioVolume 225 Number 2.
Responsible for the assessment of medical benefit, which does operate largely on the basis of "objective and verifiable criteria", to quote from the European Commission's Transparency Directive EC 89 105, but not to the CEPS. But in this respect France is no different from other systems based on negotiation, whether at the level of the individual product e.g. the CUF in Italy ; or the company e.g. the PPRS in the UK ; . Perhaps a more important criticism is that price control in France, as in other markets, has conspicuously failed to achieve its primary objective of cost containment. Every year, in France as in almost all other countries, pharmaceutical expenditure increases at a greater rate than allowed for in the budget. The response in France has been to apply the price control system ever more restrictively, to the detriment not only of the pharmaceutical companies but also of patients in France who face increasing delays in access to new medicines. One consequence of failure is that the Government has to resort from time to time to emergency measures. The most recent example is the `Plan Guigou' announced in June, and named after Mme Guigou, the Minister of Health. This encompassed price reductions for two categories of products those classified by the Commission de Transparence as offering little therapeutic benefit, and innovative products in several therapeutic categories where expenditure was running ahead of forecast and budgetary provision. Thus products such as the modern antidepressants, the SSRIs, and the most effective cholesterol-lowering drugs, the statins, have been subjected to price cuts in the range 8-10 per cent, although French prices were already amongst the lowest in Europe. Such panic measures, on top of the accumulation of price controls and rebates, suggest that the authorities are increasingly seeing the pharmaceutical companies as the solution to the budgetary problems of the healthcare system, but in the wrong way. The pharmaceutical companies argue that the effective use of modern medicines can ease budgetary pressures by reducing demands on other aspects of the healthcare system. The French Government, however, sees modern medicines as a source of revenue to be plundered whenever it hits a budgetary crisis. It is perhaps not surprising that the head of Pfizer has been musing about whether his company can continue to launch innovative products in France. eurohealth Vol 7 No 2 Summer 2001 10, for example, betamethasone psoriasis.
Medicines are just one of the factors associated with an increased risk of falls. Older people may have increased sensitivity to some medication Certain medications can increase the risk of falling. People on four or more prescription drugs are at increased risk of falling. Refer to GP to review medicines and make changes. Effective treatments are available for osteoporosis that reduce the incidence of fractures.
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Produced by the Center for Patient and Community Education in association with the staff and physicians at California Pacific Medical Center. This education material is adapted for use by physicians and staff at Sutter Health affiliate hospitals from California Pacific Medical Center's learning resources. Last updated: 12 04. 2004 - 2006 California Pacific Medical Center. Funded by a generous donation from the Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Ciocca Foundation. Note: This information is not meant to replace any information or personal medical advice which you get directly from your doctor s ; . If you have any questions about this information, such as the risks or benefits of the treatment listed, please ask your doctor s ; . -3.
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EFFECT OF CENTRIFUGATION AND OF STORAGE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ON pH, PO2, PCO2, AND CONCENTRATIONS OF LACTATE AND BICARBONATE IN PATHOLOGIC PERICARDIAL EFFUSIONS OF DOGS. SJ Miller1, E Ct1, PJ Ewing1, M Letsoalo2 1Angell Memorial Animal Hospital, Boston, MA 2Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa. Biochemical analysis of naturally-occurring pericardial effusion PE ; and its supernatant S ; has not been undertaken uniformly in various clinical studies of dogs with PE. We evaluated the effects of centrifugation and of time at room temperature on the pH, PO2, PCO2, and lactate and HCO3 concentrations of PE. Eleven dogs underwent pericardiocentesis for treatment of PE. For each dog, PE was divided into 2 aliquots. The first aliquot was whole effusion WE ; . It was immediately fractionated into 6 samples that were analyzed 15, 30, 60, and 720 minutes after collection while the second aliquot was centrifuged 10 minutes ; and the S fractionated into 5 samples that were analyzed at 30, 60, 180, and 720 minutes after collection. All samples were contained in heparinized, capped, sterile, plastic syringes at room temperature, and all analyses were performed on a portable blood gas and lactate analysis instrument I-Stat [Heska Corp] ; . ANOVA was used to compare samples between groups and over time. Results were considered significant if p 0.05. All PEs were grossly hemorrhagic. Comparing groups, mean values for pH figure ; , PO2, and PCO2 differed significantly between the WE and S groups at all time points measured PO2: S group higher; PCO2: WB group higher ; . Mean lactate concentration in the WE and S groups was similar initially 30, 60 min ; but differed thereafter significantly higher in the WE group ; . Mean HCO3 concentration was not significantly different between groups at any time. Over time, mean pH figure ; , PO2, and PCO2 measurements were not significantly different at 60 min compared to 30 min, but measurements at 180, 360, and 720 min were significantly different from measurements at 30 min for all 3 analysis categories in both the WE and S groups. There was no significant difference in HCO3 concentration over time in either group and
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Topotecan also called Hycamtin ; is an anticancer medicine. It is available as a light-yellow liquid given by vein IV ; and as a liquid taken by mouth. Topotecan can pose a health hazard to caregivers. All caregivers should take safety precautions while giving this drug. For 48 hours after this drug is given, the patient's body fluids can contain the drug. During that 48hour period, caregivers should follow safety guidelines when handling the patient's vomit, blood, urine, and bowel movements, including diapers. These guidelines include wearing gloves when cleaning up body fluids. For a complete list of safety precautions, see "Do you know. Protecting caregivers from drug hazards.
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The family of longtime hospital volunteer Bernice Wiglesworth established a fund in her memory to help recruit and train new volunteers. "My mother truly enjoyed providing a service to someone who needed assistance, " Tim Wiglesworth explained. "We wanted to continue that spirit of care although she is no longer with us." The fund supports Care Corps, a volunteer program created by The University of Kansas Hospital in 2004. Care Corps volunteers assist the nursing staff by spending time with patients and providing comfort items, such as a glass of water, an extra blanket or reading materials, for example, clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate cream usp.
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A three-day burst of a potent corticosteroid is as effective as prolonged use of a milder preparation for controlling mild or moderate eczema in children, according to this 1 randomised, double blind study. 174 children aged 1 to 15 years ; with mild to moderate atopic eczema were randomised to receive either betamethasone valerate 0.1% for three days followed by four days of placebo ointment or hydrocortisone 1% applied for seven days. Treatment was given in seven-day bursts when required. The primary outcomes were the number of scratch-free days and the number of relapses during the 18-week study period. Scratching was recorded in a daily diary and a relapse was defined as scratching for at least three consecutive days. The children treated with hydrocortisone reported a median of 118 scratch-free days, compared with 117.5 days for the betamethasone group. The median number of relapses for both groups was 1.0 range 0-9 ; . A similar proportion of patients in each group showed clinically important improvements in disease severity and quality of life compared with baseline 55% for hydrocortisone and 56% for betamethasone ; . Slightly more participants dropped out of the study due to uncontrolled eczema in the hydrocortisone group compared to the betamethasone group 6 vs. 3, respectively ; or used concurrent treatments but remained in the study.
The mean histopathologic scores of the specimens are shown in Table 2. On the 5th d the formalin group had the highest scores, followed by the control group. Mesalazine, betamethasone and misoprostol groups had the lowest scores. Table 2 gives the statistical comparison of the scores. There was no difference between control and formalin groups. The mesalazine, betamethasone and misoprostol groups had no difference between each other either. The control group had significantly higher scores than betamethasone group P 0.039 ; . The formalin group had higher scores than the mesalazine, betamethasone and misoprostol groups P 0.028, 0.0001 and 0.003, respectively ; . On the 10th d the control and formalin groups had the highest scores, followed by misoprostol, betamethasone and mesalazine groups Table 2 ; . The scores of the control and formalin groups were higher than those in the misoprostol, betamethasone and mesalazine groups P 0.0001 ; . There was no difference between control and formalin groups. The mesalazine group had the significantly lowest scores P 0.0001 ; . There was no statistically significant difference between misoprostol and betamethasone groups. On the 15 th d, the scores of formalin and control groups were the highest Table 2 ; . Misoprostol, mesalazine and betamethasone groups had lower scores. The formalin and control groups had significantly higher scores than the other groups P 0.0001 ; . There was no difference between mesalazine and misoprostol g roups. The betamethasone group had the lowest scores P 0.0001 for the control and formalin groups, and P 0.044 for the misoprostol group ; . The sum of the histopathologic scores on the euthanasia days are presented on Figure 1. The inflammatory processes of the control, formalin and betamethasone groups reached a maximum score on the 10th d and decreased on the 15th d. Since nflammation of the mesalazine and misoprostol groups increased on the 10th and 15th d, the scores of the last group were higher. The mean scores of all groups, except for the formalin group and the beta and bupropion!
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USDA regulations and the NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Publication 85-23, 1985 ; . The experimental protocol employed in the present study was approved by the institutional animal care and use committee of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Eight baboons were left untreated, and six baboons were treated with 3 mg betamethaspne Celestone Soluspan, Schering Corp., Chicago, IL ; administered im to the mothers daily after ketamine HCl 10 mg kg BW; Aveco Co., Ft. Dodge, IA ; sedation between days 60 and 99 of gestation term 184 days ; . To determine whether the effects of begamethasone could be overcome by concomitant treatment with ACTH, the fetuses of four additional betamethasone-treated 3 mg day; days 60 99 ; animals and five additional untreated baboons were administered 25 g ACTH Cortrosyn, Organon, West Orange, NJ ; , im, in 100 L saline on days 9599 via maternal transabdominal injection after anesthetization with halothane. Maternal saphenous vein blood samples were obtained daily on days 95100 of gestation, and on day 100, baboons were anesthetized with halothane, the fetuses were delivered by cesarean section, and an umbilical artery blood sample was obtained. Serum ACTH, estradiol, DHAS, and cortisol concentrations were determined by solid phase 125I RIA Coat-A-Count, Diagnostic Products Corp., Los Angeles, CA ; as described previously 12 ; . One of the fetal adrenal glands was immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen for Northern analysis of mRNAs. The other gland was fixed in 10% buffered formalin and embedded in paraffin for immunocytochemical analysis of 3 HSD, quantification of fetal cortical cells, and histological determination of cellular integrity, including apoptosis. Fetal pituitaries were placed in cryomolds and stored at 80 C until analyzed for POMC mRNA.
ANTIBACTERIALS Topical silver sulfadiazine * SILVADENE mupirocin * BACTROBAN ANTIFUNGALS Topical nystatin * MYCOSTATIN nystatin triamcinolone * MYCOLOG-II ciclopirox LOPROX clotrimazole * LOTRIMIN clotrimazole betametgasone * LOTRISONE ketoconazole * NIZORAL ANTIPRURITIC DRUGS Oral cyproheptadine * PERIACTIN hydroxyzine hcl * ATARAX hydroxyzine pamoate * VISTARIL Topical pramoxine HC * PRAMOSONE CORTICOSTEROIDS Group I is least potent; Group V is most potent Group I hydrocortisone 2.5% * HYTONE Group II fluocinolone acetonide 0.01% * SYNALAR triamcinolone acetonide 0.025% * KENALOG Group III betamethasone valerate 0.1% * BETA-VAL fluocinolone acetonide 0.025% * SYNALAR triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% * KENALOG Group IV Updated djr 2-19-07 and
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What benefits are most important to Caterpillar employees? What are they most and least satisfied with? More importantly, what is being done to make improvements in areas of top concern among employees? Following are key findings from more than 4, 000 employees who responded to a random sample survey in 2006. Most important benefits are medical, savings and investment plan, retiree healthcare, pension and base pay. Employees are most satisfied with holidays and the retirement savings and investment plan. Employees are least satisfied with retiree healthcare, retiree life insurance, vision benefits and the medical plan. Many initiatives are underway to improve areas of concern: Concern: Pace of change and erosion of overall package 3 Action: Established a Compensation + Benefits C + B ; Program Management office to provide one central focus for identifying, prioritizing and managing all C + B projects. 3 Action: Initiated a benefits education program that will be underway in spring 2007 to better communicate our vision and strategy while reinforcing the value of benefits. 3 Action: Introduced voluntary benefits beginning with MetLife Bank and home and auto insurance in 2006. Additional voluntary benefits will be rolled out in 2007. 3 Action: Provide financial education sessions beginning in fall 2006 to offer employees the opportunity to learn more about planning and saving for retirement. Concern: Difficulty knowing where to find information and desire for single sign-on access to vendor Web sites. 3 Action: Cat work Redesign and Self-Service project will help streamline information, making it easier to locate commonly sought information. Phase 1 will launch in spring 2007. Concern: Employees expressed the largest gap between importance and satisfaction levels of retiree healthcare, retiree life insurance, vision benefits and the medical plan. 3 Action: A 6 Sigma project is underway to increase the number of vision benefit claims that are correctly processed the first time. The administration of this benefit has been a source of frustration for some participants even after the change in plan design effective January 2006. 3 Action: Retiree Healthcare Solutions project scheduled for kickoff in 2007 to identify improved healthcare benefit for retirees. Concern: Employees have expressed a level of dissatisfaction with the healthcare benefit claims administration. 3 Action: Enhanced Performance Guarantees have been placed within the 2007 contract with UnitedHealthcare. The main areas of focus are centered around claims payment accuracy, claims handling and customer service satisfaction. The heightened measurements are intended to improve the overall quality of the member experience within the healthcare claims process. Joint UHC Caterpillar 6 Sigma projects are already underway in 2007. 3 Action: Short-term Bridge to Benefits project provided support at business unit level for employees experiencing vendor issues and helped identify problem areas to focus improvement and increased employees' awareness of and confidence in using Cat health benefits self-service tools and resources. 3 Action: Completed Health & Welfare Communications project, which designed a standard process for reporting issues to vendors and responding to inquiries regarding vendors. Updated Caterpillar Benefits resource guide available on CatHealthBenefits also enclosed in this issue of Total Rewards Talk ; . Caterpillar recognizes the important role its compensation and benefit package plays in attracting and retaining highly skilled employees. The Total Rewards Values Survey and related projects aimed at driving improvement in benefits demonstrate Caterpillar's commitment to its People Critical Success Factor. talk.
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The median number of administered CIB cycles was 5 range 18 ; . A total of 25 patients received X3 cycles and three patients received one to two cycles only. In all, 19 patients completed at least four cycles of CIB without dose reduction. In the 27 patients who had received at least two cycles of CIB, the cyclophosphamide dose was reduced due to neutropenia by 25% in two patients and by 50% in one patient. No reduction of the interferon-a or betamethasone dose was made in any of the patients. Response rate and response duration. The overall response rate was 79% 22 28 ; . A was obtained in.
Two preparations, dexamethasone and betamethasone, have some effect on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. They are not currently used in the United States. Triamcinolone acetonide, budesonide, fluticasone propionate, and mometasone tend not to cause any significant side effects, presumably because they have lower systemic bioavailability particularly fluticasone and mometasone ; and are used in low dosages. The labels of intranasal sprays warn of potential effects on children's growth. Beclomethasone dipropionate spray used for 1 year affected children's growth, 16 but neither fluticasone nor mometasone had this effect.17, 18 Fluticasone and mometasone are approved for young children by the US Food and Drug Administration. Occasional case reports link glaucoma with intranasal steroid sprays. However, two large studies of patients using intranasal sprays.
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Most patients were elderly women with mild AD table 2 ; . Eighty two patients had treatment increased from 5 mg day to 10 mg day for at least one dose. At week 12, 69% of patients were receiving 10 mg day; 67% at week 24; 66% at week 36; and 65% at week 52. Most carers were women 66% ; , spouses 48% ; , and younger mean age 61 years ; than the patient set table 2 ; . Goals and their attainment Patients and carers identified a total of 855 goals at baseline mean SD ; 9 3 ; per patient ; , while clinicians identified 342 mean 3 1 . Patients carers set function goals most often 86% of patients ; , followed by cognition 83% ; , leisure 76% ; , behaviour 58% ; , and social interaction 49% ; . Clinicians set more cognition goals 85% ; , followed by function 68% ; , behaviour 57% ; , social interaction 24% ; , and leisure 20% ; . Statistically significant improvements in the global patient carer GAS scores fig 1 ; were seen to week 36 mean change 3.19, p 0.03 however, by week 52 there was no significant difference from baseline mean change 1.62, p 0.74 ; . The global GAS score for clinician identified goals.
To the standard TRUE test, three additional batteries were used for patch testing: 1 ; preservatives 2 ; fragrances, and 3 ; corticosteroids. Subjects were selected based on their history of vulvar pruritus of greater than 12 months duration. Pre-menopausal women over the age of 18 were eligible. A detailed questionnaire documented symptoms and prior treatments. Patch testing to the four battery trays was performed per standard protocol. At this time, 9 out of the planned 30 patients have been evaluated. Results show 4 patients with positive allergens, all from the TRUE test exclusively, and none of which appear clinically relevant to their condition. Our goal at the completion of this study is fourfold: 1 ; to have a greater understanding of the extent of self-medication in women with vulvar pruritus, and the specific agents that are being employed 2 ; to allow us to discern the frequency of developing an ACD from an allergen on the TRUE test battery in comparison to allergens found on the other three standard batteries 3 ; to provide the possible pilot data for developing a standardized vulvar patch test battery based on consistent patterns of positive allergens, and 4 ; to allow for the possibility of negative patch test results, in which case the dermatitis may be irritant or endogenous in nature, thus disproving the sensitization hypothesis. PREVENTION OF IRRITANT CONTACT DERMATITIS BY PLANT FATS S. Schliemann-Willers, MD * , W. Wigger-Alberti, MD * , P. Kleesz * , R. Grieshaber * , P. Elsner, MD * * Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany; * Institution for statutory accident insurance and prevention in the foodstuffs industry and the catering trade, Mannheim, Germany Irritant contact dermatitis ICD ; is a common occupational skin disease in the food processing industry among bakers, confectioners, and cooks. Since direct skin contact to raw food material cannot be avoided in many workplaces, integration of these substances in a preventive concept seems reasonable. Therefore, we investigated the efficacy of pre-exposure application of 13 nutritious plant fats in the prevention of experimentally induced ICD in a panel of 20 healthy volunteers that was tested with a repetitive irritation test using sodium lauryl sulfate SLS ; . Application sites were assessed clinically and by the use of bioengineering techniques evaporimetry, chromametry, and corneometry ; . Some fats, especially rape seed, soy, and four different palm fats showed a significant protective potential in comparison to a control field which had only been irritated. No fat enhanced SLS induced irritation. Since the protective efficacy of these fats may be structure related, detailed structure analysis of these fats was undertaken. In conclusion, usage of nutritious plant fats with protective potential represents a new approach in the prevention of ICD at workplaces in the food processing industry. Further investigations under real work place conditions with these promising fats are warranted. TYPE-IV HYPERSENSITIVITY TO BETAMETHASONE VALERATE AND CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE: RESULTS OF A MULTI-CENTRE STUDY S Sommer, SM Wilkinson, J English, DJ Gawkrodger, C Green, CM King, S Powell, JE Sansom, S Shaw!
Antibiotics OTC bacitracin mupirocin OTC neomycin polymyxin B bacitracin silver sulfadiazine Antifungals ciclopirox clotrimazole OTC clotrimazole ketoconazole nystatin nystatin triamcinolone OTC terbinafine OTC tolnaftate Antipsoriatics calcipotriene PA efalizumab ST tazarotene Antiseborrheics ketoconazole shampoo 2% OTC selenium sulfide shampoo 1% selenium sulfide shampoo 2.5% Corticosteroids Low Potency hydrocortisone crm 2.5% OTC hydrocortisone crm, oint 0.5%, 1% Medium Potency betamethasone valerate crm, lotion, oint 0.1% hydrocortisone valerate crm, oint 0.2% mometasone crm, lotion, oint 0.1% triamcinolone acetonide crm, lotion 0.025% triamcinolone acetonide crm, lotion, oint 0.1% High Potency betamethasone dipropionate crm, lotion, oint 0.05% fluocinonide crm, gel, oint, soln 0.05% triamcinolone acetonide crm 0.5% Very High Potency clobetasol propionate crm, gel, lotion, oint 0.05% Emollients OTC ammonium lactate Immunomodulators ST tacrolimus Rosacea metronidazole crm.
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