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Spot on treatment for acne

A previously unknown side effect of an unnamed drug currently on the marketplace could be useful for treating acne. A UK company is about to start a Phase 1 trial with the drug. In an earlier phase 1 study in nine healthy human volunteers, the treatment was seen to reduce the excretion of sebum by the skin, which is associated with acne development, by up to 70 percent.

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