1.   A course of low-dose tetracycline antibiotic therapy is often effective, but topical steroid creams should be avoided.

2.   But these topical creams are less irritating to the skin than Accutane.

3.   Calendula officinalis, as the marigold is called, is the basis for topical creams used when an antiseptic or antifungal effect is needed.

4.   Further away from approval is a topical cream aimed at treating erectile dysfunction that is being developed by NexMed, a small biotechnology firm in Robbinsville, N.J.

5.   Her parents treated her skin rash, less obvious than a mild bout with the chicken pox, with topical creams.

6.   It took two days for our doctor to call back, staying on the line long enough to suggest a topical cream.

7.   The protocols also call for pain from needle-stick procedures to be blocked with a topical anesthetic cream.

8.   The raw compound can be mixed with aloe, vitamin E and cortisone or calendula to form a highly effective topical cream.

9.   Vitamins E, C and A, sometimes used in conjunction in topical creams, are especially prominent in the attack against the damaging elements.