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badhairday · 11th March 2009, 02:26 AM

Hi all,

Thought this would be helpful info re: Pyratine XR. I realize I don't regularly post but I thought this was important. My sister in-law is a Derm. She attended the National Dermatology Conference in San Francisco this past weekend. I asked her to find this product and try to get me the inside scoop - like all of us I am cautiously hopeful of anything new but also skeptical. Here's what she found.

The Pyratine XR booth - was a VERY hard to find tiny booth. There were two women representing the product (she said the ladies seemed a little sketchy - not necessarily important info but I trust my sisters judgement ). Just a few before and after pictures of people who had trialed it for 48 weeks - but NO real data on how the product works and the women wouldn't get into any detail. They would only conditionally commit to give her 6 free samples (enough for the 48 months per patient) BUT the Dr. had to commit to recording results of their patients (data and pictures) through the period of the trial and report back to the company. If the Dr. didn't want to commit to the following though on data gathering they would need to pay $400 + per patient (for an 48 month trial). This product will be sold over the counter only in physician offices (no pharmacies). My sister-in-law was concerned that this company was trying to solicit Doctors to do the research for them for free rather than setting up an actual study where patients are paid. Further she was skeptical that they wouldn't give any free samples (it is $150 per tube!)

She reported that b/c it's over the counter it doesn't have to go though any "real" testing (a lot easier to get approved). Just need to prove that it doesn't harm anyone. It seems to be a glorified anti aging product with natural plant exact ingredients which probably will be ok for many of us to use as most of the ingredients looked fairly benign. But it's hard to say if it will have any effect on rosacea at this point. Her recommendation was to wait a year and not spend the money as it didn't look promising enough and it didn't have enough to back it up that would make it a worth while product at this point. Sorry to burst any bubbles - and again what doesn't work for one may work for another and obviously a few people on this sight have had some luck. The product representation just seemed a little sketchy for me.

Good luck all - hope this helps a few of us to save a few bucks and... Jen

11th March 2009, 02:26 AM	#32
badhairday Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 60	Interesting update...please read Hi all, Thought this would be helpful info re: Pyratine XR. I realize I don't regularly post but I thought this was important. My sister in-law is a Derm. She attended the National Dermatology Conference in San Francisco this past weekend. I asked her to find this product and try to get me the inside scoop - like all of us I am cautiously hopeful of anything new but also skeptical. Here's what she found. The Pyratine XR booth - was a VERY hard to find tiny booth. There were two women representing the product (she said the ladies seemed a little sketchy - not necessarily important info but I trust my sisters judgement ). Just a few before and after pictures of people who had trialed it for 48 weeks - but NO real data on how the product works and the women wouldn't get into any detail. They would only conditionally commit to give her 6 free samples (enough for the 48 months per patient) BUT the Dr. had to commit to recording results of their patients (data and pictures) through the period of the trial and report back to the company. If the Dr. didn't want to commit to the following though on data gathering they would need to pay $400 + per patient (for an 48 month trial). This product will be sold over the counter only in physician offices (no pharmacies). My sister-in-law was concerned that this company was trying to solicit Doctors to do the research for them for free rather than setting up an actual study where patients are paid. Further she was skeptical that they wouldn't give any free samples (it is $150 per tube!) She reported that b/c it's over the counter it doesn't have to go though any "real" testing (a lot easier to get approved). Just need to prove that it doesn't harm anyone. It seems to be a glorified anti aging product with natural plant exact ingredients which probably will be ok for many of us to use as most of the ingredients looked fairly benign. But it's hard to say if it will have any effect on rosacea at this point. Her recommendation was to wait a year and not spend the money as it didn't look promising enough and it didn't have enough to back it up that would make it a worth while product at this point. Sorry to burst any bubbles - and again what doesn't work for one may work for another and obviously a few people on this sight have had some luck. The product representation just seemed a little sketchy for me. Good luck all - hope this helps a few of us to save a few bucks and... Jen