Derma Sciences, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance for Its Active Manuka Honey Product

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Derma Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: DSCI) Derma Sciences, a manufacturer and marketer of advanced wound care products, today announced that it has received clearance from the FDA to market and sell its API-MEDTM Active Manuka Honey Absorbent Dressing . This represents the first FDA clearance of a honey-based product for the management of wounds and burns. Honey-based products have been available throughout Europe where they compete against silver-based dressings, and have in only two years captured approximately 10% of that market. The silver market in the US is approximately $100 million.

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