Section : Pharmaceutical Companies and their Medication used in Dermatology

Stiefel Pharmaceuticals ® (owned by GSK)

  • Acne Sulfur ® (soap bar): used in the treatment of acne vulgaris
  • Brovoxyl ® (benzoyl peroxide): used in the treatment of acne vulgaris
  • Duac ® (benzoyl peroxide, clndamycin): used in the treatment of acne vulgaris
  • Duofilm ® (salicylic acid, lactic acid): used in the treatment of common warts and corns.
  • Evoclin ® (Clindamycin): used in the treatment of acne vulgaris
  • Extina ®, Xolegel ® (ketoconazole): treatment of dandruff/seborrheic (seborrhoeic) dermatitis
  • Impruv ®: treatment of dry skin
  • Luxiq ® (betamethametyhasone valerate): moderate steroid
  • Olux ® (clobetasol propionate): very strong steroid
  • Panoxyl ® (Benzoyl Peroxide): used in the treatment of acne vulgaris
  • Physiogel ® (and Physiogel AI ®): a moisturizing cream
  • Polytar ® (soap bar): used in the treatment of eczema, psoriasis and seborrheic (seborrhoeic) dermatitis
  • Rosac ® (sulfur, sulfacetamide): used in the treatment of rosacea
  • Salicylic Acid – Sulfur ® (soap bar): used in the treatment of fungal infections
  • Soriatane ® (acitretin): used in the treatment of many skin diseases. Requires strict medical monitoring.
  • Verdeso ® (desonide): mild steroid
  • Vusion ® (miconazole): used in the treatment of fungal infections

Note that the list is updated regularly as all pharmaceutical companies and products are not included. This is simply a guide to medications which are known to the authors of the website. Full-indications may not be included and side effects are not mentioned. All the content may therefore be viewed as an opinion.

The brands indicated are property of the pharmaceutical companies and are trademarked.

The products included are specifically for dermatology (eg oral antibiotics are not included).

The steroid (corticosteroid) grading is from mild…moderate….strong to very strong.

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Category : GlaxoSmithKline - Modifie le 03.3.2010Category : GSK - Modifie le 03.3.2010Category : stiefel - Modifie le 03.3.2010