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Article: Long-term use of tacrolimus for AD flares found to reduce relapse risk.(Atopic Dermatitis)
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- Skin & Allergy News
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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NEW YORK -- Long-term use of tacrolimus ointment was effective in managing atopic dermatitis and preventing disease flares in a group of adults and children, Dr. Alan B. Fleischer said in a poster presented at the American Academy of Dermatology's Academy 2007 meeting.
Dr. Fleischer of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C., and his colleagues enrolled 383 patients with at least moderate atopic dermatitis in a study sponsored by Astellas Pharma Inc., manufacturer of tacrolimus (Protopic).
Patients first went through a 16-week, randomized, double-blinded disease-stabilization phase. In the first 4 days, 190 patients received twice-daily doses of ...