title: Comparison of fluticasone propionate ointment, 0.005%, and betamethasone-17,21-dipropionate ointment, 0.05%, in the treatment of psoriasis.
abstract: The efficacy, safety, and tolerability of the mid-potency corticosteroid, fluticasone propionate ointment, 0.005%, were compared with those of a high-potency corticosteroid, betamethasone-17,21-dipropionate ointment, 0.05%, in a twelve-week randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, multicenter study of seventy-four patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis. Efficacy was evaluated for four weeks; safety was evaluated over a twelve-week period. Fluticasone ointment, 0.005%, was not significantly different from betamethasone ointment, 0.05%, at day 15 (P = 0.147), at the end of treatment analysis (P = 0.245), or at day 29 (P = 0.154). Neither medication resulted in any abnormal laboratory values over the twelve-week study period, including plasma cortisol levels. Both medications were well tolerated.
authors.affiliation: Southern General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Glasgow, Scotland.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000730:Androstadienes / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D000068298:Fluticasone; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009824:Ointments; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D009824:Ointments; C011175:betamethasone-17,21-dipropionate; D001623:Betamethasone; D000068298:Fluticasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone