A new analysis of data from an earlier study found that an acne medication that was investigated as a possible preventive treatment for skin cancer did not cause the excessive deaths that led to the premature termination of that study.
The earlier study, known as the Veterans Affairs Topical Tretinoin Chemoprevention (VATTC) trial, ran from 1998 [...]
Epiduo, a new once-a-day prescription gel that combines adapalen and benzoyl peroxide for the topical treatment of mild-to-moderate acne, is now on pharmacy shelves. The gel, which is marketed by Galderma Laboratories, received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval late last year.
Both the retinoid adapalen and the antimicrobial benzoyl peroxide have a long history of [...]
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