Articles Tagged With: healing
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Birch Triterpenes Topical Gel (Oleogel-S10) (Filsuvez)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for wounds associated with junctional epidermolysis bullosa and dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa not specific to a particular mutation. Birch triterpene is a botanical drug substance composed of a mixture of pentacyclic triterpenes (e.g., botulin, lupeol, betulinic acid, erythrodiol, and oleanolic acid) formulated as a topical gel.
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Management of Problem Wounds in the Emergency Department
Most acute wounds will heal with good topical care. However, some wounds, especially chronic ones occurring in impaired hosts, are more problematic. To properly manage these types of wounds and optimize healing, there should be an evidence-based approach to wound care in the emergency department.
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What Do You Know About Wound Care?
This article will summarize the salient features of wound care, including demographics of a changing population, fundamental phases of wound healing, advances in therapeutic modalities, and steps family physicians can take to become recognized as certified wound care physicians.