Rosacea News June 2009

Rosacea News June 2009

1. doryx + applesauce, for those who can’t swallow tablets

If you have trouble swallowing tablets, here is an official FDA sanctioned tip. Open the tablet and sprinkle the delayed release pellets on to a spoonful of applesauce. This is a good option for anyone who finds swallowing the …

2. NYTimes says no natural remedies for rosacea

The New York Times has an article today keenly titled Natural Remedies for Rosacea?. The question is one that many rosacea sufferer seek answered – are there any effective treatments for rosacea that don’t include the use of antibiotics or prescription potions and lotions ? The answer comes from one of the premier rosacea experts – Dr. Frank C. Powell. Here is an extract …

3. Favourite Over The Counter treatments

Do you have a favourite over the counter treatment for your rosacea ? Depending on your health insurance and access to doctors and pharmacies, prescription treatments are out of the reach of many rosacea sufferers. So what can you try as a rosacea treatment that is easy to source, cheap and …

4. Vita-Oil Release Next Week. Tinted ZincO in July

Here is an announcement from RosaceaCare: “Earlier this year, we announced that four important and popular rosacea products that had been unavailable for many months would thereafter, by special arrangement with the originator, be manufactured and distributed by the Rosacea Care Company. We are pleased to tell you that the first of these, the much-loved Vita-Oil, will be released and ready to ship this …

5. Is Oracea different to 50mg doxycycline ?

I came across the following graph in a recent presentation at the recent AAD meeting and figured it was interesting enough to highlight it here. The following graph, sourced from Collagenex (who sell Oracea), shows the blood plasma concentration of doxycycline after taking Oracea compared to 50mg once a day of generic doxycycline. The horizontal axis stretches out to 24 hours post dosage. …

6. Doxium (calcium dobesilate) trialists wanted

Thanks to a comment from Sophie on the post rosacea and doxium (calcium dobesilate) we know that Dr. Cuevas who is responsible for several papers on Dobesilate, is accepting people to try it as a treatment for rosacea. Thanks for the info Sophie.

7. Green Tea helps after IPL

This just published paper is suggesting that the topical application of polyphenol antioxidants (aka green tea) post IPL treatment resulted in more hydrated skin and reduced oxidative degradation of skin lipids. The authors suggest that this will enhance the effects of the IPL therapy.

Common Rosacea Mis spellings

One of the things about rosacea is that it is, well kinda spelled weird like. You can easily misspell it – especially if you hear it said, your chance of writing it correctly are pretty low.

So here we go – the most popular mis-spellings of rosacea, according to the google keywords tool ;

• rosacia
• rosecea
• roscea
• roseacea
• rosasea

I’m sure you’ll see some more in your travels too.

Rosacea News May 2009

Rosacea News May 2009

1. Dermatology Times highlights Afrin and Sansrosa

The Dermatology Times is running an article highlighting the novel and unlikely rosacea treatments based on a nasal decongestant and a glaucoma treatment. They of course are referring to Oxymetazoline and Brimonidine. The article mentions the positive results from the “most recent research” on Brimonidine ; In the most recent research, a double-blind study for Galderma, a 1 g application …

2. Ocular rosacea: oligosaccharide based treatments

An interesting looking patent that was filed in 2006 has come up as reaching filed status. This patent covers the relationship between an oligosaccharide specific to an inflammatory disease, more specifically ocular rosacea. The discovery may lead to both a definitive diagnostic test and new treatments for ocular rosacea. One of inventors of this patent is well known to rosacea sufferers. Dr. Mark Mannis …

3. Oracea too expensive ?

Some interesting comments from KUNC commentator Dr. Marc Ringel via a NPR segment. He raises two points that are worth discussing. Firstly is Oracea really any better than generic doxycycline and secondly what does it say about the pharmaceutical industry (and insurance companies – ed) that a repackaged old product  can be so expensive ? Galderma would say that Oracea is sub-antimicrobial …

4. would you like an electric current with your topical ?

A couple of recently awarded patents look both interesting and slightly scary for potential rosacea treatments. These patents cover some kind of device that is stuck to the skin. A small electric charge is used to help an active chemical cross the skin barrier. Some kind of carrier (an electrolyte) allows Zinc ions to flow between the electrodes, across the skin, creating a small charge. …

5. LED post laser helps recover from redness

A recent abstract from Dermatologic Surgery suggests that treatment with 590nm LED therapy following fractional laser skin resurfacing helps patients more quickly recover from the post treatment erythema. Whilst skin resurfacing with a laser is considered dangerous for rosacea sufferers, the fact that LED therapy help speed up recovery is good news for LED and low level light therapy in general. The study showed that …

6. novel tetracycline from Warner Chilcott and Paratek

Some very preliminary internet crumbs about a new possible rosacea treatment under development. The treatment under development is listed as a “novel tetracycline”. Warner Chilcott Limited calls itself a “specialty pharmaceutical company, that engages in the development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of branded prescription pharmaceutical products in women’s healthcare and dermatology segments primarily in the United States”. In the WCRX 2007 Annual …

7. Botox for neural symptoms and flushing, user reviews

Some interesting discussions from both experts and users of botox treatments for rosacea have are emerging online and are worth reviewing. A quick search on Google shows that several clinics are now offering botox as part of their rosacea treatments. Better known for it’s cosmetic use, the highly toxic protein known …

8. Glyco Mira developing anti-cathelicidin treatment ?

A brief paragraph in a recent article in The Salt Lake Tribune looks quite interesting. A company called Glyco Mira (seemingly a company without a web site) is developing a drug that “may be able to cure the underlying problem that causes rosacea”. A pretty tall prediction for sure. So what are they talking about ? Glyco Mira have licensed and anti-inflammatory drug from the …