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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)
Englishdromostanolone propionate, Drostanolone propionate, DSP, Emdisterone
Spanishpropionato de drostanolona
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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