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Breakthrough With Existing Drug In How To Treat Acne

Nov 5, 2007 | Staff | PR-USA News

Reducing sebum production has been the goal of how to treat acne for over 30 years. Now a UK company claims to be close to a breakthrough with their phase 1 trial of an unnamed existing drug they are currently testing.

Acne is the result of too much sebum being produced in the skin and the sebaceous glands become infected by the bacterium Propionibacterium acnes.

In a statement the company, Summit, which is conducting the drug trial, say that the phase I results are "startlingly good."

Stopping excess skin oil from being released onto the skin's surface is the key to stopping acne, according to  John Hopkins, editor of the website http://acne-vulgaris.nittygritty.info/. "Applied products are largely ineffective because they can only address skin oil after the fact", he says.

While many sufferers have used the anti-acne drug Accutane over the years, it has now been shown in studies that it carries considerable risk to users.

These studies in how to treat acne have shown that 31% of patients taking Accutane ended up with high cholesterol levels, 44% developed high triglycerides while 11% had high liver transaminase levels (liver enzymes). In the U.S., regulators require prescriptions to be registered and female patients of childbearing age to receive birth control counselling and take pregnancy tests.

These dangers with prescription drugs has led to increasing numbers of acne sufferers trying alternative methods in treating their acne condition.

Acnezine, the latest and most effective natural acne treatment product clears up breakouts of acne completely within few days, without any side effects. It is considered to be the safest products for acne for people, who don't want to use chemical-based products.

Another weapon in how to treat acne is the use of light and head devices. One of the latest is a device called Zeno, approved last June by the Food and Drug Administration to treat mild to moderate acne. It uses a precisely controlled dose of heat to kill the bacteria responsible for most acne blemishes.

However, the bottom line when it comes to treating acne is genetic, diet, hormones and whatever you put on your face that might clog up your pores," according to John Hopkins. "It's not whether your skin is dirty or clean, it's a question of oiliness and controlling that before it clogs the pores."