What is Psoriasis
Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease which affects the skin and joints. When it affects the skin it commonly appears as red scaly elevated patches called plaques. Psoriasis plaq...
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Psoriasis Treatments
| Treatment | Description | Reviewed by | Helps | |
 | Coal Tar | Coal tar is a brown or black liquid of high viscosity, which smells of naphthalene an... Read Reviews | 456 Members | 61% of the time |
| Dovonex | Calcipotriene is used to treat psoriasis. It controls the overproduction of skin cell... Read Reviews | 348 Members | 68% of the time |
| Phototherapy | When absorbed by the skin, UV light is thought to suppress the immune-mediated proces... Read Reviews | 270 Members | 85% of the time |
| Hydrocortisone | Synthetic cortisol, also known as hydrocortisone, is used as a drug mainly to fight a... Read Reviews | 265 Members | 63% of the time |
| Betamethasone (Topical) | Betamethasone is a moderate-potent glucocorticoid steroid with anti-inflammatory and ... Read Reviews | 191 Members | 71% of the time |
| Methotrexate | Methotrexate, abbreviated MTX and formerly known as amethopterin, is an antimetabolit... Read Reviews | 152 Members | 82% of the time |
| Enbrel | Etanercept is a recombinant human soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) rec... Read Reviews | 146 Members | 83% of the time |
| Triamcinolone Topical | Triamcinolone is a synthetic corticosteroid that can be used topically to treat derma... Read Reviews | 99 Members | 76% of the time |
| Tazorac | Tazarotene (marketed as Tazorac) is a prescription topical retinoid sold as a cream o... Read Reviews | 80 Members | 52% of the time |
| Taclonex | Taclonex© is a combination ointment used to treat psoriasis. It contains betamethaso... Read Reviews | 67 Members | 77% of the time |
| Cyclosporine | Ciclosporine is an immunosuppressant drug widely used in post-allogeneic organ transp... Read Reviews | 52 Members | 61% of the time |
| Elocon | Elocon (mometasone) is a moderately potent glucocorticoid steroid used in the treatme... Read Reviews | 50 Members | 84% of the time |
| Dermarest | Dermarest is an over-the-counter treatment line of products for skin conditions such ... Read Reviews | 50 Members | 69% of the time |
| Soriatane | Soriatane is approved for both initial and maintenance therapy for severe psoriasis i... Read Reviews | 41 Members | 55% of the time |
| Massage | Massage is the practice of applying structured pressure, tension, motion or vibration... Read Reviews | 36 Members | 78% of the time |
