Phytobase Cream | 2021 Stability of Fagron’s phytobase cream compounded with various hormones Wynn T, Taylor S, Zander C International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, 25(2), 156-162. The objective of this study was to evaluate the stability of estrone (0.1-1%), estradiol (0.05-2%), estriol (0.05-2%), progesterone ( 0.1-20%), testosterone (0.1-20%), combination (estradiol 0.05%, estriol 0.05%, progesterone 0.5%), and combination (estradiol 2%, estriol 1%, progesterone 20%). The beyond-use date was 180 days in all samples except estrone (150 days). Read article
ImmunoFormulation | 2020 ImmunoFormulation for COVID-19 Diaz M Encyclopedia, online The study describes the cases of four COVID-19 patients that used a combination of Imuno TF®, Miodesin®, and SiliciuMax® for improvement of their symptoms. The four showed improvement in general symptoms after treatment, representing a good starting point to further investigate this possible add-on therapy in controlled clinical studies. Read article
ImmunoFormulation | 2020 Evolution of COVID-19 patients treated with ImmunoFormulation, a combination of nutraceuticals to reduce symptomatology and improve prognosis: a multi-centered, retrospective cohort study Diaz Hernandez M, Urrea J, Bascoy L medRxiv, online The study followed the progression of COVID-19 in patients treated with ImmunoFormulation (IF) versus untreated patients. Throughout the observational period, 90% of patients recovered in the IF cohort (47.4% in the Control cohort). Symptom duration was shorter in the IF cohort, especially for fever, dry cough, dyspnoea, diarrhoea, and weakness. Read article
ImmunoFormulation | 2020 Postulated Adjuvant Therapeutic Strategies for COVID-19 Ferreira AO, Polonini HC, Dijkers ECF Journal of Personalized Medicine, 10(3), 80-113. This review gives the scientific background on the hypothesis that Imuno TF®, Miodesin®, and SiliciuMax® can act in synergy in the prevention and improvement of COVID-19-associated symptoms. Read article
ImunoTF | 2020 Immunoregulatory effects of Imuno TF®(transfer factors) on Th1/Th2/Th17/Treg cytokines Rocha Oliveira C, Paula Vieira R, Ferreira AO, de Souza Schmidt Gonçalves, Polonini HC bioRxiv, online. The study evaluated the effect of Imuno TF® on the immune system. Th1 cytokines were upregulated, while decreasing Th2 cytokines. mRNA and anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 levels increased, whereas mRNA and pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α were reduced. Finally, it reversed IL-17 hypersecretion and did not alter IL-35 secretion. Read article
ImunoTF | 2020 Effect of Sublingual Isolated Transfer Factors in a Case of Therapy Resistant Periungual Warts Nascimento e Silva M, Gonçalves K Journal of Dermatology Research and Therapy, 6(2), 89-91. This case study describes a patient with periungual warts (PW) resistant to a range of standard treatments. His clinical condition dramatically improved after use of isolated transfer factors (TF). As shown in this case, TF could be a possible effective alternative to treat therapy-resistant PW. Read article
Syrspend SF | 2020 Content uniformity of extemporaneous compounded suspensions Dijkers E, Polonini HC, Ferreira AO European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 27(Suppl1), A37.2-A38. The study investigated the content uniformity of a wide range of different active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in SyrSpend SF, and compared with what is known for the content uniformity of extemporaneous prepared capsules. Compounded oral liquids in SyrSpend SF showed little content variation, and were well within the criteria defined. Read article
Syrspend SF | 2020 Stability of Azathioprine, Clonidine Hydrochloride, Clopidogrel Bisulfate, Ethambutol Hydrochloride, Griseofulvin, Hydralazine Hydrochloride, Nitrofurantoin, and Thioguanine Oral Suspensions Compounded with SyrSpend SF pH4 Polonini HC, Loures da Silva S, Neves Cunha C, Ferreira AO, Anagnostou K, Dijkers E International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, 24(3), 252-262. The objective of this study was to evaluate the stability of oral suspensions compounded with SyrSpend SF PH4 and commonly used active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Formulations using the API in powder form presented a higher beyond-use date, and SyrSpend SF PH4 shows suitability for compounding APIs from different pharmacological classes. Read article
Syrspend SF | 2020 Always the Right Dose? Content Uniformity in Over 100 Different Formulations Tested Dijkers E, Polonini HC, Ferreira AO International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, 24 (5), 408-412. Analyses with SyrSpend SF in 104 different formulations with 89 unique active pharmaceutical ingredients showed results that all 6.414 samples analyzed were within specification. The results suggest that SyrSpend SF could be a better way to assure content uniformity compared to manually compounded, small-batch extemporaneous capsules. Read article
Trichoxidil | 2020 Hair growth promoting effect of Trichoxidil: A new natural compound for hair loss Labinas G, Amaral F, de Souza Antunas VM, Jardim M, Mendes Bella L, Rocha Oliveira C Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications, 10(4), 176. The study aimed to investigate the effect of Trichoxidil in the treatment of hair loss caused by androgenetic alopecia (AGA). Trichoxidil promoted proliferative effects and positively modulated the expression of growth factors IGF-1, VEGF, and KGF, being a promising candidate for the treatment of hair loss caused by AGA. Read article