Many new options for improving patients' care.

摘要

This issue of the Journal of Dermatological Treatment offers several obliquely related articles that will help promote better patient care. Among these is a review of topical calcitriol (1). While Europe has had this product for some time, topical calcitriol was recently approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration. US patients now have access to a topical vitamin D ointment for psoriasis. Topical vitamin D analogs are particularly helpful in combination treatment regimens for providing long-term control of psoriasis while minimizing the side effects associated with long-term topical corticosteroid use. Topical vitamin D analogs are also helpful for their synergistic effects when used with various forms of phototherapy.