Carlsbad: SkinMedica hopes patients will gel.SkinMedica Inc., a Carlsbad firm that makes pharmaceutical skin care products, announced the availability of Desonate Gel for the treatment of dermatitis dermatitis (dûr'mətī`tĭs), nonspecific irritation of the skin. The causative agent may be a bacterium, fungus, or parasite; it can also be a foreign substance, known as an allergen. . Developed with Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences Inc., Desonate is a low-potency topical steroid approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an appropriate therapy for dermatitis in pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. and adult patients Atopic dermatitis Atopic Dermatitis Definition Eczema is a general term used to describe a variety of conditions that cause an itchy, inflamed skin rash. Atopic dermatitis, a form of eczema, is a non-contagious disorder characterized by chronically inflamed skin and affects more than 15 million patients, resulting in rash, redness, swelling, crusting and scaling of the skin, according to the SkinMedica Web site. SkinMedica and Galderma Laboratories LP will jointly promote Desonate. SkinMedica is a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company marketing prescription and cosmeceutical cos·me·ceu·ti·cal n. A cosmetic that has or is purported to have medicinal properties. dermatology products. |
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