The use of compound topical anesthetics

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The history, regulation, recent Food Drug Administration (FDA) warnings and adverse effects of five compound topical anesthetics were reviewed. Anesthetics are found t o be neither FDA regulated nor unregulated, making it possible for some compounding pharmacies to bypass the new FDA drug approval process. With two deaths caused by the use of compund topical anesthetics, the FDA announced that it is strengthening its efforts against unapproved drugs.

Author: Kravitz, Neal D.
Publisher: American Dental Association Publishers Inc.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 2007
Legal issues & crime, Product standards, safety, & recalls, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical preparations, Legal/Government Regulation, Anesthetic Preparations, Standards, Usage, Laws, regulations and rules, Topical medication, Topical drugs, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Anesthetics, Report

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Microbial contamination of toothbrushes with different principles of filament anchoring

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A research paper showing that bacterial adherence to toothbrushes with bundled filaments is inevitable notwithstanding the different methods of anchoring used therein is presented. A new method of toothbrush filament anchoring that can prevent bacterial adherence is examined and suggested by the paper.

Author: Wetzel, Willi-Eckhard, Schaumburg, Caroline, Ansari, Franziska, Kroeger, Torsten, Sziegoleit, Andreas
Publisher: American Dental Association Publishers Inc.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 2005
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Science & research, Research and Testing Services, Brooms and brushes, Toothbrushes, Broom, Brush, and Mop Manufacturing, Dental Research, Health aspects, Research, Causes of, Design and construction, Bacterial infections

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