Acne affects as many as 80% of young adults and adolescents all over the world. This detrimental condition can be classified into four stages: (a) open comedo (blackhead), (b) closed comedo (whitehead), (c) papule and (d) ...

Acne is a common skin disease that affects the follicular unit of the skin. Inflammatory- and noninflammatory forms of acne exist. The most affected areas on the body include the face, upper part of the chest and the back. ...

Acne vulgaris is the single, most common disease that presents a significant challenge to dermatologists, due to its complexity, prevalence and range of clinical expressions. This condition can be found in 85% of teenage ...

In order to achieve successful receptor binding affinity at complex pharmacological targets the majority of drugs are of a lipophilic nature. However, optimisation of drug delivery systems for lipophilic drugs presents ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different penetration enhancers containing essential fatty acids (EFAs) on the transdermal delivery of flurbiprofen. Flurbiprofen was used as a marker / model compound. ...

Most individuals are influenced by pain at some stage in their lives. It can either be of acute or chronic nature. An acute pain condition initiates and is treated within a time span of 12 weeks. Chronic pain can, however, ...

In pharmaceutical sciences, topical delivery is a transport process of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) from a formulated dosage form to the target site of action. For most topical delivery systems, the skin ...