| DRUG PROFILE |
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 143-146 |
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Vitamin C in dermatology
Pumori Saokar Telang
Consultant Dermatologist, Joshi Hospital Maharashtra Medical Foundation, Jehangir Hospital, Apollo Group, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Pumori Saokar Telang
Embellish, the Skin and Laser Clinic, 1st floor Sangam Project, Opp Air India office, at Sangam Ghat, Wellesley Road, Pune, Maharashtra
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2229-5178.110593
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Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant drug that can be used topically in dermatology to treat and prevent changes associated with photoageing. It can also be used for the treatment of hyperpigmentation. Because it is unstable and difficult to deliver into the dermis in the optimum dosage, research is being directed to find stable compounds of Vitamin C and newer methods of delivery of Vitamin C into the dermis. |
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