PSORIASIS Pharmacologic Therapy

Topical Therapies 1 Corticosteroids (mainstay for the majority) 2 Vitamin D3 Analogues (calcipotriol (calcipotriene), calcitriol (the active metabolite of vitamin D), and tacalcitol) 3 Retinoids (Tazarotene) 4 Anthralin (direct antiproliferative effect) 5 Coal Tar (one of the earliest agents) 6 Salicylic Acid (for patients with scalp psoriasis) 7 Calcineurin Inhibitors (for atopic dermatitis)