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EPITAN - Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals

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<strong>EPITAN</strong>and how well the new drug candidate works (efficacy).Phase II trials often involve larger numbers of patients“Phase III”“PMLE”“R&D”“Subcutaneous”“Sustainedreleased”"TGA"“Topical”“Transdermal”“UV”“UV-A”“UV-B”“Vitiligo” or“Leukoderma”an advanced-stage clinical trial that should conclusivelyshow how well a therapy works. Phase III trials can belonger and typically much larger than Phase II trials, andfrequently involve multiple test sites. Their goal is thestatistical measurement of how well a therapy clinicallyimproves the health of patients undergoing treatmentpolymorphous light eruption; a common reactionattributed to UV light that occurs in "light sensitive"individuals, also known as “sun poisoning” or “sunallergy”. Small red pimples and blisters appear on theskin within 1 to 4 days after exposure to sunlight, thendisappear within 2 weeksresearch and developmentbeneath the layers of the skinprocess whereby the drug is released from a formulationover a long period of timeTherapeutic Goods Administration, Australia's regulatoryagency for medical drugs and devicescream, gel or spray applied to the skinalso known as transdermic, percutaneous,transcutaneous, through the unbroken skin; refers tomedications applied directly to the skin (creams orointments) or in release forms (patches)ultraviolet - refers to particular colours of light which areso blue that they cannot be seen by the human eye. UVlight from the sun reacts with many chemicals in theatmosphere and controls many aspects of climate andweather. UV light also reacts with human skin to causesuntans and sunburns. Repeated sunburn injury is aknown precursor to skin cancer. UV light consists ofUV-A, UV-B and UV-C (UV-C does not penetrate theatmosphere)UV, type A - rays of light from the sun that are not visiblebut can cause damage to the skin. Approximatewavelength: 320 to 400 nanometres. UV-A rayspenetrate deeply into the skin. "The sun ageing rays”UV, type B - rays of light from the sun that are not visiblebut can cause damage to the skin. Approximatewavelength: 285 to 320 nanometres. They cause cellulardamage to outer layers of the skin, causing dryness andageing. "The sun burning rays."skin condition in which there is a loss of pigment fromareas of the skin resulting in irregular white spots orpatches, even though the skin has a normal texture26

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