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Dry-On Suffocation-based PediculicideAka: DSP, Nuvo Lotion

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  1. Indications
    1. Resistant Head Lice
    2. Parental refusal to use Neurotoxins (e.g. Permethrin)
  2. Mechanism
    1. Suffocates Head Lice
  3. Technique
    1. Applied to hair and hair blow-dried
    2. Nit removal not required
    3. May be repeated weekly
  4. Efficacy
    1. Highly effective with low rate of recurrence
  5. References
    1. Pearlman (2004) Pediatrics 114:e275

dromostanolone propionate (C0058758)

Definition (NCI)The propionate salt form of dromostanolone, a synthetic anabolic steroid related to dihydrotestosterone that has antiestrogenic effects. Dromostanolone inhibits the growth of estrogen receptor-presenting breast cancers; its virilizing effects limit its clinical usefulness. (NCI)
ConceptsSteroid (T110) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121)
MSHC007561
English2 alpha-methyldihydrotestosterone propionate, 2-Alpha-Methyldihydrotestosterone Propionate, 2.alpha.-Methyldihydrotestosterone propionate, dromostanolone propionate, Drostanolone propionate, DSP, Emdisterone
Spanishpropionato de drostanolona
Parent ConceptsAndrogens (C0002844), dromostanolone (C0058753)
SourcesMSH, MTH, NCI, PDQ, RXNORM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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