Pentoxifylline and its applications in dermatology

Pentoxifylline is a methyl-xanthine derivative with many anti inflammatory effects. Pentoxifylline has been found to be effective for many dermatological as well as non-dermatological conditions. It has been used both as primary drug as well as adjuvant and is a safe and relatively cost-effective al...

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Autores principales: Hassan, Iffat, Dorjay, Konchok, Anwar, Parvaiz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Drug Profile
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4228656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25396144
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.142528
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description Pentoxifylline is a methyl-xanthine derivative with many anti inflammatory effects. Pentoxifylline has been found to be effective for many dermatological as well as non-dermatological conditions. It has been used both as primary drug as well as adjuvant and is a safe and relatively cost-effective alternative drug. In this article, we review the literature and highlight various important aspects of pentoxifylline.
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spelling pubmed-42286562014-11-13 Pentoxifylline and its applications in dermatology Hassan, Iffat Dorjay, Konchok Anwar, Parvaiz Indian Dermatol Online J Drug Profile Pentoxifylline is a methyl-xanthine derivative with many anti inflammatory effects. Pentoxifylline has been found to be effective for many dermatological as well as non-dermatological conditions. It has been used both as primary drug as well as adjuvant and is a safe and relatively cost-effective alternative drug. In this article, we review the literature and highlight various important aspects of pentoxifylline. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4228656/ /pubmed/25396144 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.142528 Text en Copyright: © Indian Dermatology Online Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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