Nowadays every time a new drug is launched on the market, the reporters rush to a ounce on the eveni
Nowadays every time a new drug is launched on the market, the reporters rush to a ounce on the evening news that a breakthrough has been realized in the health field, without co idering if this is a real thing or not and so creating an u ece ary ma agitation.
These breakthroughs are not as often as they are presented to be and only from time to time scientists can say that they have really discovered something exceptionally for out health. For example in 2001, tacrolimus was a roved to be used on the marked, under the brand name of Protopic. This medicine is used for treating atopic dermatitis, is the first no teroid treatment and seems to be quite effective. Nowadays another resembling drug has been launched on the market, known as pimecrolimus with the brand name of Elidel.
At first these drugs were used as immune modulators and they were meant to su re the immune systems activity in patients who suffered an organ tra lant to avoid a rejection of that organ by the body. When used as creams on the skin they do not interfere with the immune system of the body and they do their job without causing atrophy or thi ing of the skin like cortisone creams do.
The bad thing about this new medication is that they give the se ation of burning skin and people have complained about this fact. This se ation generally disa ears as skin heals but scientists need to work more on correcting the disadvantage this creams bring. In children aged le than two years these new creams are prohibited but it is more likely that after a few years of inte e researching they will be improved and parents could use them on small children too.
The good thing about these new creams is that they are highly effective and they work even in those patients in which the topical steroids are worthle . This does not mean that the steroid based on creams will not be used any more, this mea that people will have more solutio to their problems. The old creams are still useful but they need do be well prescribed co idering the age of the patient and the affected area.
Unfortunately these new drugs, like the steroid creams will not cure the eczema for good because this affection seems to be inherited and will probably rea ear after a few years or so. By monitoring the skin condition continuously the doctor will prescribe the needed treatment at time and the patient will resolve his problem more easily than before e ecially if he has more treatment optio to pick from, due to the continuous progre of science.
These breakthroughs are not as often as they are presented to be and only from time to time scientists can say that they have really discovered something exceptionally for out health. For example in 2001, tacrolimus was a roved to be used on the marked, under the brand name of Protopic. This medicine is used for treating atopic dermatitis, is the first no teroid treatment and seems to be quite effective. Nowadays another resembling drug has been launched on the market, known as pimecrolimus with the brand name of Elidel.
At first these drugs were used as immune modulators and they were meant to su re the immune systems activity in patients who suffered an organ tra lant to avoid a rejection of that organ by the body. When used as creams on the skin they do not interfere with the immune system of the body and they do their job without causing atrophy or thi ing of the skin like cortisone creams do.
The bad thing about this new medication is that they give the se ation of burning skin and people have complained about this fact. This se ation generally disa ears as skin heals but scientists need to work more on correcting the disadvantage this creams bring. In children aged le than two years these new creams are prohibited but it is more likely that after a few years of inte e researching they will be improved and parents could use them on small children too.
The good thing about these new creams is that they are highly effective and they work even in those patients in which the topical steroids are worthle . This does not mean that the steroid based on creams will not be used any more, this mea that people will have more solutio to their problems. The old creams are still useful but they need do be well prescribed co idering the age of the patient and the affected area.
Unfortunately these new drugs, like the steroid creams will not cure the eczema for good because this affection seems to be inherited and will probably rea ear after a few years or so. By monitoring the skin condition continuously the doctor will prescribe the needed treatment at time and the patient will resolve his problem more easily than before e ecially if he has more treatment optio to pick from, due to the continuous progre of science.
