Journal Title
Title of Journal: Arch Dermatol
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Abbravation: Archives of Dermatology
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Publisher
American Medical Association
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Authors: Bert J Vermeer Barbara A Gilchrest Vermeer Stuart L Friedel
Publish Date: 1996/03/01
Volume: 132, Issue: 3, Pages: 337-340
Abstract
The WORD cosmeceuticals was coined nearly 10 years ago1 by Albert M Kligman MD PhD professor emeritus of dermatology the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia a man who during his career has repeatedly crystalized issues and opportunities within dermatology The immediate acceptance and subsequent widespread usage of this term and its variants speak to the legitimacy of a product category intermediate between cosmetics and pharmaceuticals23 Nevertheless regulatory agencies have not yet formally recognized cosmeceuticals despite a rapid proliferation of cosmetic products that have a documented and intended pharmaceutical activity and a dermatologic knowledge base that renders obsolete earlier distinctions between cosmetics and drugs The following paragraphs review current product realities in the hope of motivating responsible persons and organizations in academe industry and government to confront the need for rational definitions and regulatory procedures related to skin care products in the 21st century We include a general proposal as
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