Encyclopedia: Calcipotriol
Calcipotriol or calcipotriene is a synthetic derivative of calcitriol or Vitamin D. It is used in the treatment of psoriasis, marketed under the trade name Dovonex or Daivonex. The efficacy of calcipotriol in the treatment of psoriasis was first noticed by the observation of patients receiving various forms of Vitamin D in an osteoporosis study. Unexpectedly, a patient's psoriasis lesions dramatically disappeared. The precise mechanism of calcipotriol in remitting psoriasis...
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help! im confused!
understand why the lotions and stuff are much more expensive over there! and is devonex calcipotriol im really confused! i know the medical situation in usa is different to here(uk) but i dont...
May 05, 2003
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Uvaj. Doctor! na podoshvah obeih nog simmetrishno malenkie otshagi psoriaza......
dermatologa MINIMAL PSORIASIS, letshenie- krem DAIVONEX(calcipotriol 50mcg/ g)tubic notshju, tubik 30g calcipotriol - eto sinteticheski vitamin D, kurs obichno 2 mes, pobochnie - zaderzhka...
Jun 24, 2004
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Dovonex & What?
as it deactivates calcipotriol. How do other steroids & protopic interact with dovonex ? if I was unclear. I mean that I used fluticasone with calcipotriol in one form or another...
Jan 25, 2008
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How long is it safe to use calcipotriol for?
I have been prescribed calcipotriol 50micrograms/g (as hydrate) betamethasone 500 microgrames/g (as dipropionate) for my ...
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epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
My friend suffers terribly from this disease. The only way she can describe her pain is that it feels like a horrible bur...
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psoriasis on the breast
After menopause my psoriasis seemed to get worse, and it is on my breasts! Can antinflamatory meds help. My wbc count wa...
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