Posts Tagged ‘Oral Tranexamic Acid in the Treatment of Melasma (Chloasma’

Oral Tranexamic Acid in the Treatment of Melasma (Chloasma, Pregnancy mask): a Summary

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Oral tranexamic acid taken orally is effective in the treatment of melasma (chloasma, pregnancy mask) refractory to topical combination treatment. These results are supported by evidence from previous studies frm Japan and South Korea. Tranexamic Acid (trans-4-aminomethylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid) is an anti-fibrinolytic agent which inhibits the activation of plasminogen by reversible blockade of lysine-binding molecules on […]

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