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A K Choudhury

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PubMed1990

Topical urea in dermatology.

For years research has been conducted to find a cutaneous moisturizer that is effective, easily available and relatively inexpensive urea, as a atopical agent, is all of this and is also a mild keratolytic. A trial was conducted over 200 patients suffering from a variety of disorders that were selected and using urea topically as urea 10 (10%), urea-20 lotion (20%), Urea-HC (with hydrocartisanl). The agent was applied twice daily for a maximum period of 8 weeks. Results indicate that urea is an effective moisturizer and in promotes the penetration of hydrocelisone into the skin.

Humans↗
PubMed1980

Diphenhydramine in Orientals and Caucasians.

The kinetics and psychomotor effects of diphenhydramine were investigated in Orientals and Caucasians. Each of 5 Oriental and 5 Caucasian young adults received on 1 of 3 occasions diphenhydramine 50 mg/70 kg body weight either intravenously or orally, or placebo. Plasma levels of diphenhydramine were measured hourly for 8 hr at each session. Tests of subjective sedation and psychomotor performance were performed at hourly intervals. The results showed that after both intravenous and oral diphenhydramine, at all times Orientals had plasma levels approximately half those of Caucasians. With the assumption of linear kinetics and a 1-compartment open model, analysis of the data showed that the volume of distribution (VD) and plasma clearance (Cl) but not plasma half-life (t 1/2) were higher in Orientals than Caucasians: [VD = 480 +/- 24 (SEM) and 292 +/- 36 1/70 kg; Cl = 79 +/- 7 and 51 +/- 7 1/70 kg/hr; t 1/2 = 4.1 +/- 0.4 and 4.3 +/- 0.4 hr]. Unbound diphenhydramine in fresh plasma was higher in Orientals than Caucasians [24.0 +/- 1.9% (SEM) and 14.8 +/- 1.5%] and probably explains the increased VD in Orientals. Orientals had significantly less sedation and deterioration in psychomotor performance.

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