The Prescribing of Sunscreen Preparations: A Contribution to Health
Keywords:
Sunscreening Agents, Drug Evaluation.
Abstract
Sunscreen products available on the South African market were investigated in 1984 and in 1987 and the problems associated with the lack of information and the unreliability and inconsistency of SPF claims highlighted. This product-information is now updated in tables for cosmetics (which make SPF claims), and will serve as a ready reference for GPs to the companies, brand names, preparations, active ingredients, SPF claims and SPF-testing status of almost 170 preparations: information which will help GPs to prescribe with more confidence.
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