New Vitamin D Ointment Effective for Psoriasis
February 17th, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Calcitriol is a new prescription vitamin D ointment that was approved by the FDA earlier this month. In clinical trials of patients with mild-to-moderate plaque psoriasis treated twice daily for eight weeks, calcitriol yielded significant improvement after two weeks of use. Adverse events were minimal and generally mild. Calcitrol is not yet in pharmacies but is expected to be available by early spring.
Source: Koo, J “New Developments in Topical Therapy” SDEF 2009.
Source: “Newly Approved Vitamin D Ointment Appears Effective for Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis”, MedPage Today, February 13, 2009
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