Items covered in chapter 42 will not be included. Items not available in the Social Hygiene Service quoted in this chapter will be in italic. Wart Treatments Antiscabetics Preparations for Acne Preparations for Psoriasis Sunscreen 1. Topical steroids can be combined with a lot of other ingredients in the commercial preparations. Such preparations are not included in the discussion in chapter 36 and they will be covered in the following section.
Imidazoles are active against dermatophyte, candida and pityrosporum infections.
They also inhibit the growth of some gram-positive bacteria. Allylamine are active against dermatophyte but less effective against candida and pityrosporum infection as compared to the azole derivatives. Polyenes are active against candida sp but not dermatophytes. Miscellaneous compounds including older products that are generally less active and more irritant than newer agents that do not fall into a particular class of drugs listed above. In the past few decades, a nice sun-tan has been equated with health and beauty.