TY - JOUR
T1 - Practical adherence to topical treatment of psoriasis from the point of view of drug usage
T2 - Comparison of combination of betamethasone butyrate propionate and calcipotriol with betamethasone butyrate propionate alone
AU - Nakahara, Takeshi
AU - Takeuchi, Satoshi
AU - Kokuba, Hisashi
AU - Satomura, Akiko
AU - Mitoma, Chikage
AU - Moroi, Yoichi
AU - Furue, Masutaka
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - We compared the clinical effects, patients' QOL, and adherence of psoriasis treatment with a) a combination of betamethasone butyrate propionate and calcipotriol, and b) betamethasone butyrate propionate alone. Although the clinical effects of both treatment showed equivalent efficacy, the usage of betamethasone butyrate propionate was a little smaller in combination treatment, and only the combination treatment improved patients' QOL. Surprisingly, the percentage of drug usage in the volume of prescription were very low. This study indicates that combination treatment of betamethasone butyrate propionate and calcipotriol is useful in terms of dose reduction of corticosteroid, and improvement of adherence in topical treatment might increase the clinical effects.
AB - We compared the clinical effects, patients' QOL, and adherence of psoriasis treatment with a) a combination of betamethasone butyrate propionate and calcipotriol, and b) betamethasone butyrate propionate alone. Although the clinical effects of both treatment showed equivalent efficacy, the usage of betamethasone butyrate propionate was a little smaller in combination treatment, and only the combination treatment improved patients' QOL. Surprisingly, the percentage of drug usage in the volume of prescription were very low. This study indicates that combination treatment of betamethasone butyrate propionate and calcipotriol is useful in terms of dose reduction of corticosteroid, and improvement of adherence in topical treatment might increase the clinical effects.
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U2 - 10.2336/nishinihonhifu.75.534
DO - 10.2336/nishinihonhifu.75.534
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84902484682
VL - 75
SP - 534
EP - 539
JO - Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
JF - Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
SN - 0386-9784
IS - 6
ER -