"Iontophoresis with tap water is an effective therapy that presumably acts by producing a physical blockage of the sweat ducts at the level of the stratum corneum....A battery-powered iontophoresis unit (Drionic) is available for home use."

Kenneth A. Arndt, M.D.
Professor of Dermatology
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Dept. of Dermatology
Beth Israel Hospital, Boston
 

Current Therapy in Dermatology—2 (edited by Provost & Farmer) Philadelphia, PA: B.C. Decker Inc.; 1988, pp.273-274.

"Results with the Drionic device have been very good in patients who have hyperhidrosis; 80 percent or more have shown some improvement and have continued its use."

Mervyn L. Elgart, M.D.Professor & Chairman
Department of Dermatology
George Washington University Medical Center
Washington, DC
 

Common Skin Disorders. 3rd edition. Oradell, NJ: Medical Economics Books; 1988, pp.117-119.

"...electrophoresis with tap water may be tried; it's claimed to be an effective way of controlling excessive sweating, often for weeks on end. Battery-operated instruments (General Medical Co.) are available for home use."

Ernst Epstein, M.D.
Professor of Dermatology
University of California, San Francisco
 

Psychocutaneous Disease. New York: Gruen & Stratton; 1987, p.243.

"Recently an iontophoresis unit has become available for home use at reasonable cost; marketed as Drionic (General Medical Company, Los Angeles, CA) it has gained excellent patient acceptance."

Caroline S. Koblenzer, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Dermatology
School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
 

The 1988 Year Book of Dermatology. (edited by Sober & Fitzpatrick) Chicago, IL: Year Book Medical Publisher; 1988, p.125.

"The Drionic home-use apparatus seems to be effective in reducing hyperhidrosis, providing a definite inhibitory response by 3 weeks."

Arthur R. Rhodes, M.D.
Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
 
 
 

Andrews' Diseases of the Skin. (8th edition) Harry L. Arnold, M.D.; Richard B. Odom, M.D.; and William D. James, M.D.; Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Co.; 1990, p.908.

"Iontophoresis with plain tap water is frequently effective, using a Drionic device...(Schoch Letter 1987, 37: Items 117 and 132)...."
 

Merck Manual. (16th edition) Merck & Co., Inc. Rahway NJ: 1992, p.2452.

“In some patients, tap-water iontophoresis (using the Drionic®) device may be effective.”

"...Includes details on the new Drionic device (battery operated. 7 to 20 ma) now available to the public for home tap water iontophoretic treatment of hyperhidrosis of the palms, soles or axilla. In 10 patients (treated 20 minutes three times a week for two weeks) sweating was reduced for up to six weeks."

Walter B. Shelley, M.D.
Professor of Dermatology
E. Dorinda Shelley, M.D.
Professor & Chief of Dermatology
Department of Medicine
Medical College of Ohio
 

Pediatric Dermatology. (edited by Schachner & Hansen) New York, NY: Churchill Livingston; 1988, p.643.

"Older [pediatric] patients may use tap water iontophoresis with new [Drionic] portable delivery systems."

Robert Silverman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Dermatology & Pediatrics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Director, Dept. of Pediatric Dermatology
University Hospital of Cleveland
 

Clinical Dermatology. 2nd edition. St. Louis, MO: C.V. Mosby Co.; 1990, p.704.

"Iontophoresis (the application of low-level electric current to the surface of the skin) results in reduced production of sweat at that site. A battery-operated device conforming to the shape of the treated area, using tap water—wetted pads in contact with the skin of the palms, soles, or axilla, is available for patient self use....95% of patients showed improvement in 2 weeks, and 86% remained improved at 6 weeks."

Thomas P. Habif, M.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor of
Clinical Medicine (Dermatology)
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH
 

Manual of Therapy for Skin Diseases. New York, NY: Churchill Livingston; 1990, p.153.

"Iontophoresis...a commercially available Drionic device delivering 20 ma is effective."

Timothy G. Berger, M.D.
Asst. Clinical Professor, Dept. of Dermatology
University of California, San Francisco
Chief, Department of Dermatology
San Francisco General Hospital

Peter M. Elias, M.D.
Prof. & Vice Chairman, Dept. of Dermatology
University of California, San Francisco
Chief, Dermatology Service
Veterans Administration Medical Center
San Francisco

Bruce U. Wintroub, M.D.
Professor & Chairman, Dept. of Dermatology
University of California, San Francisco
 

Super Skin.* New York, NY: Clarkson N. Potter Inc.; 1988, pp.235-236.

"Until recently, iontophoresis could be performed only in the dermatologist's office, a clinic, or a hospital and required the use of expensive equipment; further, multiple patient visits were required. Now, however, relatively inexpensive home units are available. A few years ago, Drionic, a home iontophoresis device, was introduced in the United States. It consists of a battery-powered generator that acts as a source of electric current. The current is delivered to the affected area through water saturated wool pads suspended in small plastic boxes. Early reports concerning the success of this product for reducing excessive sweating have been encouraging."

Nelson L. Novick, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Dermatology
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NY