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tuffie

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Patient education when prescribing the vitamin D3 derivative calcipotriene for psoriasis includes:
 
  1. Apply thickly to affected psoriatic areas two to three times a day.
  2. A maximum of 100 grams per week may be applied.
  3. Do not use calcipotriene in combination with their topical corticosteroids.
  4. Calcipotriene may be augmented with the use of coal tar products.

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Long-term treatment of moderate atopic dermatitis includes:
 
  1. Topical corticosteroids and emollients
  2. Topical corticosteroids alone
  3. Topical antipruritics
  4. Oral corticosteroids for exacerbations of atopic dermatitis



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tuffie

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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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