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Treatment Approach Offers New Hope For Eczema Sufferers With Moderate To Severe Disea

Featured on: Medical News Today
Publication date: Jul 9, 2009

Eczema sufferers in the UK have a new preventative treatment option. PROTOPIC ointment (tacrolimus monohydrate), already approved for treatment of moderate and severe eczema, is now also approved for twice-weekly application to prevent flare-ups and prolong flare-free periods. Studies show that 40 percent of patients using the treatment remained flare-free for at least a year.

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