Pimecrolinus versus topical corticosteroids in dermatology

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1565-1573

  Korfitis, Chrysovalantis ^a   Gregoriou, Stamatis ^a   Rallis, Stamatis ^a   Rigopoulos, Dimitris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Pimecrolimus; Randomised clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCIN; AZATHIOPRINE; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CALCIPOTRIOL; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PIMECROLIMUS; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APPLICATION SITE BURNING; APPLICATION SITE REACTION; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CARCINOGENICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION; LONG TERM CARE; NONHUMAN; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN PAPILLOMA; STRIA; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO; DERMATITIS; DERMATOLOGY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG LABELING; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DERMATITIS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DERMATOLOGY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG LABELING; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447505927     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.8.10.1565     Document Type: Article

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