acitretin

Some of the best known retinoids used for treating psoriasis include tazarotene (brand name Tazorac), acitretin (brand name Soriatane) and isotretinoin (brand name Accutane).

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Another systemic medication that works well for psoriasis is acitretin Soriatane, a vitamin A derivative similar to Accutane.

Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

Another systemic medication that works well for psoriasis is acitretin Soriatane, a vitamin A derivative similar to Accutane.

Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

Another systemic medication that works well for psoriasis is acitretin Soriatane, a vitamin A derivative similar to Accutane.

Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

Vitamin A-derived drugs, such as acitretin and isotretinoin, may help too but have important side effects and are available only from dermatology departments.

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In an open-label study of 36 patients, six months of low-dose acitretin reduced a standard symptom score by 41\% and a quarter of the patients had complete clearing of nail lesions, according to findings published in the March issue of Archives of Dermatology.

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"Our results with acitretin are comparable with those because we observed a 46\% reduction of the [symptom score] for the target nail at 20 weeks," wrote Antonella Tosti, M.D., of the University of Bologna, and colleagues.

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Note that acitretin cannot be used by women who are pregnant or by women of childbearing age who are not using reliable contraception.

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In the study, University of Bologna researchers evaluated the effect of low-dose acitretin therapy (0.2 to 0.3 milligrams per kilogram per day for six months) on the nails of 27 men and nine women, average age 41, with nail psoriasis.

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Patients were treated with acitretin (0.2 to 0.3 mg / kg / day) for six months, with NAPSI evaluation at baseline, every two months during therapy, and again six months after treatment.

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