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Therapeutics for the Clinician
An Open-Label, Multicenter Study of the Efficacy and Safety of an AM/PM Treatment Regimen With Clobetasol Propionate Spray 0.05% and Calcitriol Ointment 3 μg/g in the Management of Plaque Psoriasis
Menter A, Sofen H, Smith S, Papp K, Kempers S, Hudson CP, Colón LE, Johnson LA, Gottschalk R
Cutis. 2011;88:46-51.

Psoriasis is a chronic condition with serious quality-of-life ramifications. Dermatologists seek alternative treatments of patients with plaque psoriasis that provide both efficacy and safety while minimizing exposure to high-potency steroids that can have adverse effects following long-term use. We report an open-label, multicenter study designed to evaluate a morning/evening (AM/PM) treatment regimen involving clobetasol propionate spray 0.05% and calcitriol ointment 3 μg/g for moderate plaque psoriasis. Participants applied clobetasol propionate spray 0.05% in the morning and calcitriol ointment 3 μg/g in the evening for up to 4 weeks. Participants were evaluated at baseline, week 2, and week 4. The results of this study indicate that a 4-week regimen of clobetasol propionate spray 0.05% treatment in the morning and calcitriol ointment 3 μg/g in the evening is efficacious and without unexpected safety issues for the management of moderate plaque psoriasis.


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