Conventional systemic agents for psoriasis. A systematic review

Very few well designed studies have evaluated the conventional systemic agents for psoriasis. This is a systematic, evidence-based review of the literature evaluating both the efficacy and safety of the medications cyclosporine, methotrexate, acitretin, hydroxyurea, and 6-thioguanine. Treatment reco...

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Published inJournal of rheumatology Vol. 33; no. 7; p. 1442
Main Authors Strober, Bruce E, Siu, Kimberly, Menon, Kavi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada 01.07.2006
Subjects
Acitretin - therapeutic use
Clinical Trials as Topic
Cyclosporine - therapeutic use
Drug Therapy, Combination
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Hydroxyurea - therapeutic use
Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use
Methotrexate - therapeutic use
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Psoriasis - drug therapy
Psoriasis - physiopathology
Thioguanine - therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Very few well designed studies have evaluated the conventional systemic agents for psoriasis. This is a systematic, evidence-based review of the literature evaluating both the efficacy and safety of the medications cyclosporine, methotrexate, acitretin, hydroxyurea, and 6-thioguanine. Treatment recommendations are made.
ISSN:0315-162X