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As a cream it is used for actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, and skin warts. [4] [5] Side effects of use by injection are common. [3] They may include inflammation of the mouth, loss of appetite, low blood cell counts, hair loss, and inflammation of the skin. [3] When used as a cream, irritation at the site of application usually occurs. [4]
[1] [3] [4] Specifically it is used for the second stage of sleeping sickness caused by T. b. gambiense and may be used with nifurtimox. [3] [5] It is taken intravenously (injection into a vein) or topically. [3] [4] It is an ornithine decarboxylase inhibitor. [2] Common side effects when applied as a cream include rash, redness, and burning. [4]
Urea, also known as carbamide-containing cream, [clarification needed] is used as a medication and applied to the skin to treat dryness and itching such as may occur in psoriasis, dermatitis, or ichthyosis. [1] [2] [3] It may also be used to soften nails. [3] In adults side effects are generally few. [4] It may occasionally cause skin ...
The density of benzocaine is 1.17 g/cm 3. Benzocaine is commonly found, particularly in Britain, as an additive in street cocaine and also as a bulking agent in "legal highs". [ 32 ] Benzocaine gives a numbing effect similar to cocaine and as a bulking and binding agent it can not be detected once mixed.
Germolene is the brand name used on a range of antiseptic products produced by the Bayer company, [1] who purchased the brand from SmithKline Beecham (later GlaxoSmithKline) in 1999. It is manufactured for Bayer UK by the Devon-based Wrafton Laboratories [2] division of US over-the counter and supermarket own-label preparation producer Perrigo. [3]
Hydroquinone, also known as benzene-1,4-diol or quinol, is an aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol, a derivative of benzene, having the chemical formula C 6 H 4 (OH) 2. It has two hydroxyl groups bonded to a benzene ring in a para position. It is a white granular solid. Substituted derivatives of this parent compound are also ...
Side effects may occur from sudden discontinuation and prolonged, continuous use can lead to skin thinning. [2] Intermittent use of topical steroids for atopic dermatitis is safe and does not cause skin thinning. [3] [4] [5]
The major side effects of tegafur are similar to fluorouracil and include myelosuppression, central neurotoxicity and gastrointestinal toxicity (especially diarrhoea). [3] Gastrointestinal toxicity is the dose-limiting side effect of tegafur. [3] Central neurotoxicity is more common with tegafur than with fluorouracil. [3]