Selsun Blue - Selenium sulfide

Medicine and Nutrition. A stabilized buffered suspension of selenium sulfide has been marketed for many years as Selsun Blue (Abbott Laboratories) for control of seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp. A similar sulfur or selenium sulfide shampoo containing a metallic cation complex has been prepared (122). Topical appHcation of selenium sulfide controls dermatitis, pmritis, and mange iu dogs (see Cosmetics Veterinarydrugs). [Pg.337]

Selenium Sulfide (Exsel Shampoo, Selsun Blue Shampoo, Selsun Shampoo)... [Pg.44]

Selenium sulfide, 1% shampoo, apply once or twice weekly Head 8i Shoulders Intensive Treatment, Selsun Blue, various generic ... [Pg.1345]

SYNS EXSEL RCA WASTE NUMBER U205 SELENIUM DISULPHIDE (DOT) SELENIU.M SULFIDE SELSUN BLUE... [Pg.1223]

Trade names Bio-Active Selenium (Solaray) Exsel Shampoo Head Shoulders Intensive Treatment Dandruff Shampoo (Procter Gamble) Selenate Selenite selenium dioxide selenium sulfide selenocysteine SelenoMax (Source Naturals) selenomethionine Selsun Blue (Chattem) Selsun Shampoo (Chattem) Vpak5 I... [Pg.521]

Synonyms Selenium (IV) disulfide (1 2) Selenium sulfide Selsun Selsun blue... [Pg.3894]

Medical uses of selenium are restricted to topical applications for treatment of dandruff. These compounds are in the form of selenium mono- and disulfide with Selson Blue (1 % mixture) and Selsun Red (2.5 mixture) as the major products. Selenium sulfides are also used to treat Tinea versicolor, a major fungal infection [33]. [Pg.46]

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