@ http://www.gd-online.de
On its website, the Society for Dermopharmacy (Gesellschaft
für Dermopharmazie; GD) provides press releases on its three annual meetings
under the heading “Information for the Media”. The third annual meeting was
held in Berlin in June 1999. The following press releases (partly with photos)
are available on this meeting: Is the treatment of skin diseases in a crisis?
Why do dermatologists let every other prescription be prepared in the pharmacy?
How to treat dry skin? May hair loss be stopped now? Under the “Departments”
heading, the three expert groups of the Society for Dermopharmacy are described.
They are as follows: Dermocosmetics, Extemperaneous Preparations and Dermatological
Pharmacology. In June 1999, the Dermocosmetics Department adopted the guideline
“dermocosmetics for dry skin”. In November 1998, the “Extemperaneous Preparations”
Department established a guidelinw to treat e on dermatological formulations
– dermatological extemperaneous preparations. Under the heading “News”, details
about conferences, scientific symposiums and workshops held by the Society for
Dermopharmacy are available. Also, publications are listed there.
The website in English is now available: http://www-gd-online.de
2. Alternatives to Animal Testing
@ http://www.invitroderm.com
On this website, Jane Huggins (Plainsboro,
New Jersey) has compiled information about alternatives to skin irritation
testing in animals. Currently, 245 abstracts, illustrated diagrams, photos
and literature references, e.g. on the BUS model, are available. Furthermore,
links to all major American and European in vitro databases are offered.
@ http://altweb.jhsph.edu
Another website on alternatives to animal
testing has been developed by John Hopkins University. It offers the latest
news on alternatives to animal testing such as developments in technology,
upcoming conferences and seminars, grants, corporate-scientific collaborations
and educational resources. 35 reports on workshops published by the European
Centre for Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) are available. On
the website of John Hopkins University, the contents and summaries from
1988 to 1999 of ALTEX may be looked up. ALTEX is a publication issued
by the Middle European Society for Alternatives to Testing in Animals
(MEGAT), devoted to the publication of research on the development and
promotion of alternatives to animal experiments according to the 3R concept
of Russell und Burch (“Refine, Reduce and Replace”). ALTEX is publishing
original articles, reviews, short communications and comments.
@ http://www.forschung3r.ch
This website in English, French and German presents
the Swiss 3R Foundation whose aim it is to promote alternative research methods
to animal testing through grants for research projects. The Foundation’s aim,
administrative organs and achievements are described.
