Therapy. Calcipotriol: a safe and effective topical treatment for psoriasis

ABSTRACT

Calcipotriol, a vitamin D3 analogue, was used in the treatment of seventeen psoriatic patients. Most of these patients had a long standing disease, and had used one or more systemic or local therapeutic modalities. Calcipotriol was found to be effective and well tolerated by most of our patients with minimum side effects that were noted in few patients. We conclude that calcipotriol is both safe and effective for mild to moderate psoriasis. It also provides an alternative treatment for patients in whom other therapies are contraindicated