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In the April issue of Prescrire International: Green tea leaf extract (Veregen°) - an aggressive topical treatment for anogenital warts

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Summary

  • In patients with troublesome anogenital warts, who are able and willing to apply a topical treatment themselves, ointment containing green tea leaf extract has no demonstrated advantages in terms of efficacy, adverse effects or convenience over topical treatments containing imiquimod or podophyllotoxin.
     
  • In practice, it is better to choose the better established drugs imiquimod or podophyllotoxin.

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"Green tea leaf extract (Veregen°). An aggressive topical treatment for anogenital warts" Prescrire Int 2015; 24 (159): 92. (Pdf, free)
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