Content - Volume 68, Issue 3

The pharmacokinetics of methotrexate was studied in 23 patients with chronic plaque psoriasis. Ten patients received a single oral does and 13 patients a single intramuscular injection of 25 mg methotrexate. Serum methotrexate was measured for 24 hours following administration of the drug using a magnetizable solid-phase radio-immunoassay. The disappearance of methotrexate from the serum fitted a ...

Cutaneous blood flow was measured by Laser Doppler Flowmetry after topical application of minoxidil lotion, in 9 healthy males with androgenetic alopecia, and other volunteers. No reaction in the cutaneous blood flow was seen after application of 2%, 5%, or placebo minoxidil lotion.