Treatment of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis with halcinonide cream applied once and three times daily.

Abstract

In a double-blind multi-centre study, comprising ninety-five patients with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, 0.1% halcinonide cream applied once daily was equally as effective as the cream applied three times daily. However, the onset of action was more rapid when the cream was applied three times daily. In a control study once daily application of 0.1% halcinonide cream was found to be superior to the vehicle alone in the treatment of forty patients with the same diseases.

• Authors: T Fredriksson, A Lassus, J Bleeker
• Journal: The British journal of dermatology (Br J Dermatol) Vol. 102 Issue 5 Pg. 575-7 (May 1980) ISSN: 0007-0963 [Print] England
• PMID: 6992844 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Placebos
• Pregnenediones
• Halcinonide

Topics

• Administration, Topical
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Dermatitis, Atopic (drug therapy)
• Double-Blind Method
• Drug Administration Schedule
• Evaluation Studies as Topic
• Female
• Halcinonide (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Infant
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Placebos
• Pregnenediones (administration & dosage)
• Psoriasis (drug therapy)
• Time Factors