What is the best medicine for psoriasis ?

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first of all talk to your Dermatologist again based on the of the information i will give. do not choose on your own I AM NOT A DOCTOR/ DERMATOLOGIST... OK

What is psoriasis?

Psoriasis is a chronic, recurring skin disease. Its scope can vary considerably; from mild outbreaks, where the person may not even be aware they have psoriasis, to severe cases, which can be socially disabling and, in rare instances, life-threatening.

In principle, people of all ages can get psoriasis, but the early-onset form of the disease is mostly seen in 16 to 22-year-olds and the late-onset form strikes those between the ages of 50 and 60.

What is the treatment?
It consists of various treatments used locally on the skin and taken by mouth. It depends on the patient's age, state of health and on the nature of the psoriasis.

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Moisturisers are an important factor in treatment for psoriasis and may be all that is needed for mild psoriasis. They reduce dryness, cracking and scaling of the skin.

Specific local treatments include creams and ointments containing coal tar, dithranol, tazarotene (Zorac) or vitamin D-related compounds, eg calcipotriol (Dovonex), calcitriol (Silkis) or tacalcitol (Curatoderm)).

Occasionally, corticosteroid-containing ointments are used for a short time. Combining a corticosteroid with another topical treatment, either as separate products used at different times of day, or as a combination product, eg Dovobet (calcipotriol and betamethasone) or Alphosyl HC (coal tar and hydrocortisone), may be beneficial for chronic psoriasis vulgaris.

Special lotions are available for scalp treatment. These often contain salicylic acid, coal tar, sulphur or corticosteroids.

Phototherapy (ultraviolet B, UVB) and photochemotherapy (psoralent ultraviolet A, PUVA) are both used in specialist dermatology centres for widespread psoriasis. Many patients find that natural sunlight also helps.

Oral treatment with immunosuppressants such as ciclosporin (Neoral) or methotrexate (eg Maxtrex) or the vitamin A derivative acitretin (Neotigason) may be used for patients with severe, widespread or unresponsive psoriasis.

Injections of the immunosuppressants etanercept (Enbrel) THIS ONE YOU CANT USE, adalimumab (Humira) or infliximab (Remicade) may be used for people with severe plaque psoriasis that has failed to respond to ciclosporin, methotrexate or photochemotherapy, or for people who can't take or tolerate these treatments.

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