[Prescriptions for individually prepared dermatologic agents. I]. / Dermatologiká v preskripcii individuálne pripravovaných liekov. I.

The present paper reports the results of a survey of contemporary medical prescriptions of solutions, suspensions and emulsions used in dermatological practice. The obtained results were compared with the district prescription lists from Slovakia. The analysis of contemporary prescription was carried out in 27 districts in the years 1987 and 1989. The results show that 112 drugs are prescribed in the preparation of solutions. Most solutions are composite and 90% of solutions are hydrophilic. An analysis of suspensions revealed that in hydrophilic suspensions the liquid media water-glycerol or spirit-water prevail, and in hydrophobic suspensions nearly always plant oils are used. Emulsions are represented in topical extemporaneous preparations in a smaller amount than solutions and suspensions; it is 0.7% in the set under study.

Results of a five-year study of the curative effect of double stranded ribonucleic acid in viral dermatoses and eye diseases.

Double stranded RNA obtained from non-permissive E. coli cells infected with f2-phage was tested in 5 hospitals in viral dermtoses such as herpes simplex recidivans, herpes zoster, male genikeratonconjunctivitis herpetica and conjunctivitis lignosa. The results of clinical tests indicate that the preparation of phage double stranded RNA applied topically is harmless for man and has, in the majority of cases, a beneficial effect in the disease. This conclusion was based on the judgment of physicians, opinion of patients expressed in a questionnaire, and, results of a double-blind experiment.