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Article: Coal tar found as effective as tazarotene for psoriasis.(NEWS)(Clinical report)
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- Skin & Allergy News
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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PRAGUE -- For psoriasis patients who can handle the smell and mess, coal tar remains an effective, inexpensive treatment option for stable disease, according to Dr. Uma Kumar.
Coal tar proved just as effective as topical tazarotene (Tazorac) in a small randomized study of patients with stable plaque psoriasis. All patients in both groups had either marked or moderate improvement after 12 weeks of treatment.
"Our results indicate that tazarotene 0.1% gel and coal tar 5% ointment appear to have comparable efficacy in stable plaque psoriasis," Dr. Kumar of the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi reported at the International Congress of ...