Antipsoriatic

An antipsoriatic is a drug used to treat psoriasis.^[1]

Examples include coal tar,^[2] dithranol and tazarotene.

References

1. ^ Antipsoriatic at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
2. ^ Arbiser JL, Govindarajan B, Battle TE, et al. (June 2006). "Carbazole is a naturally occurring inhibitor of angiogenesis and inflammation isolated from antipsoriatic coal tar". J. Invest. Dermatol. 126 (6): 1396–402. doi:10.1038/sj.jid.5700276. PMID 16614726. 

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v • d • e Antipsoriatics (D05) Topical Tars Tar Antracens Dithranol Psoralens Trioxysalen - Methoxsalen Other Fumaric acid - vitamin D (Calcipotriol, Calcitriol, Tacalcitol) - Tazarotene Systemic Psoralens Trioxysalen - Methoxsalen - Bergapten Retinoids Etretinate - Acitretin

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