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Oracea demonstrated up to a 61% reduction in inflammatory lesions in trial

Published in Drug Week, July 8th, 2005

CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., ( CGPI) announced the highly significant positive outcomes of two phase III, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trials designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Oracea for the treatment of rosacea.

The trials enrolled a total of 537 patients in 28 centers across the U.S. Patients in the study were administered either Oracea or placebo once a day for 16 weeks.

Dr. James del Rosso, clinical assistant professor, department of dermatology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, said: "With millions of patients seeking treatment for rosacea, it is exciting that the studies with Oracea...

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