Brief overview Treatment: icing (cryotherapy), acid treatment, “burning” with electricity (electrocoagulation), laser treatment, surgical ablation (with curette, sharp spoon, scalpel). Symptoms: Different types of warts depending on location and cause – common warts, brush warts, plantar warts, flat warts, “fake” warts (dell warts, age warts, stalk warts). Diagnosis: Visual diagnosis, possibly tissue sample, rarely pathogen … Warts: Treatment and Symptoms
Effects Keratolytic: soften and loosen skin, nails and calluses Indications Depending on the substance and dosage form: Acne Scab Corns, calluses Warts Dandruff Active ingredients Allantoin Benzoyl peroxide Urea Potassium iodide ointment Lactic acid Resorcinol Retinoids Salicylic acid, e.g., triple ointment, salicylaseline Selenium disulfide See also Cuticle cream
Products 5-Fluorouracil is commercially available as an ointment (Efudix), as a topical solution in combination with salicylic acid (Verrumal), and in preparations for parenteral administration. This article refers to topical application. In 2011, 5-fluorouracil at the lower concentration of 0.5% was approved in many countries with Actikerall. Structure and properties 5-Fluorouracil (C4H3FN2O2, Mr = 130.08 … 5-Fluorouracil
Products Preparations from celandine are commercially available as tinctures (drops), among others. The medicinal drug is available in pharmacies and drugstores. Celandine is also called “Chelidonium” because of the generic name. Stem plant Celandine L. from the poppy family (Papaveraceae) is also native to Europe. What is special about the plant is the yellow-orange milky … Celandine: Medicinal Uses
Products Bern Wart Ointment is not commercially available as a finished drug product and must be prepared as a magistral prescription or house specialty in a pharmacy. Ingredients The ointment contains 2-naphthol, resorcinol, salicylic acid, thymol, and phenol in petrolatum and kerosene. A manufacturing specification can be found in the DMS. Bern wart ointments with … Bern Wart Ointment
Symptoms In the first stage, a painless ulcer forms at the site of entry of the bacterium (“hard chancre”) weeks to months after infection. The lesion often occurs in the genital area and oral cavity, is accompanied by lymph node swelling, and usually disappears on its own within a few weeks. If left untreated, the … Syphilis Causes and Treatment
Products Formic acid is available in pharmacies and drugstores in various dilutions. It is also included as an active ingredient in some medicines and in medical products, for example, in liniments and in wart remedies. Structure and properties Formic acid (HCOOH, Mr = 102.1 g/mol) is the simplest carboxylic acid. It consists of a hydrogen … Formic Acid
Most common mechanism of action Most drugs bind to a macromolecular target structure called a drug target. These are usually proteins such as receptors, transporters, channels, and enzymes, or nucleic acids. For example, opioids interact with endogenous opioid receptors to relieve pain. Targets can also be exogenous structures. Penicillins inhibit bacterial enzymes responsible for building … Mechanism of Action
At just under two square meters, the skin is our largest organ. It has many tasks: Among other things, it protects us from heat and cold, is a sensory organ and demarcates our body from the environment. In addition, it shapes the appearance of each individual quite significantly – which is why skin diseases are … Skin and Hair
Products Dimethyl ether is found in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and personal care products as an excipient. It should not be confused with dimethyl ether. Structure and properties Dimethyl ether (C2H6O, Mr = 46.1 g/mol) is the simplest representative from the group of ethers with the structure CH3-O-CH3. It exists at standard conditions as a colorless … Dimethyl Ether
As if by magic, they appear all of a sudden, and usually they disappear all by themselves after some time – we are talking about warts. Especially in the summer when walking barefoot in swimming pools, you get plantar warts on the soles of your feet all too quickly. Prevention with bathing sandals does not … Wart
Products Resorcinol (resorcinol) is present in a few liquid and semisolid drugs. It is also used in the preparation of extemporaneous preparations, but is controversial because of its adverse effects. Structure and properties Resorcinol (C6H6O2, Mr = 110.1 g/mol) exists as a crystalline powder or as colorless to faint grayish-pink crystals with a sweetish odor. … Resorcinol
