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Stridex

Stridex (originally spelled Stri-Dex) is an American over the counter medication used for acne treatment and prevention. It comes in the form of non-individually wrapped cotton pads saturated with salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide and a combination of other non-prescription topical acne medications. Most products in the Stridex line contain as the active ingredient salicylic acid (0.5–2.5%); Stridex Power Pads contain benzoyl peroxide (2.5%), a nonprescription acne treatment medication. Common side effects include, but are not limited to, dryness of the skin, possible burning, and tingling. In 2013, the FDA started to investigate a possible link between benzoyl peroxide- and/or salicylic acid-based acne prevention medicine with hypersensitivity and anaphylactic reactions, although they neither recalled any products nor required any specific product-specific warnings. Stridex was first released in 1959 by Lehn & Fink and was the first acne treatment pad which did not require a prescription for purchase. It is part of the Smithsonian's permanent collection. In 1996, it was purchased by Blistex, Inc.

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Stridex (originally spelled Stri-Dex) is an American over the counter medication used for acne treatment and prevention. It comes in the form of non-individually wrapped cotton pads saturated with salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide and a combination of other non-prescription topical acne medications. Most products in the Stridex line contain as the active ingredient salicylic acid (0.5–2.5%); Stridex Power Pads contain benzoyl peroxide (2.5%), a nonprescription acne treatment medication. Common side effects include, but are not limited to, dryness of the skin, possible burning, and tingling. In 2013, the FDA started to investigate a possible link between benzoyl peroxide- and/or salicylic acid-based acne prevention medicine with hypersensitivity and anaphylactic reactions, although they neither recalled any products nor required any specific product-specific warnings. Stridex was first released in 1959 by Lehn & Fink and was the first acne treatment pad which did not require a prescription for purchase. It is part of the Smithsonian's permanent collection. In 1996, it was purchased by Blistex, Inc.

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  1. release date: 1959 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1959". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362246751

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