title: A comparison of fluticasone propionate ointment, 0.005%, and hydrocortisone-17-butyrate ointment, 0.1%, in the treatment of psoriasis.
abstract: The efficacy and safety of twice-daily topical application of fluticasone propionate ointment, 0.005%, and hydrocortisone-17-butyrate ointment, 0.1%, were compared in 113 adult patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis in a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, parallel study. The majority of patients had psoriatic involvement of long duration over a large body surface area (mean, 17%). The following efficacy assessments were made at weekly intervals for up to four weeks following initiation of treatment: physician's gross assessment of clinical response of the target lesion; severity of psoriatic signs and symptoms; and patients' assessment of treatment effects. Safety was assessed by monitoring and reporting any adverse events that occurred during the study. Fluticasone propionate ointment, 0.005%, was found to be therapeutically superior to hydrocortisone-17-butyrate ointment, 0.1%, as well as safe and well tolerated. Its onset of action was rapid and no systemic adverse effects occurred. Overall patients experienced progressive improvement with fluticasone propionate ointment, 0.005%.
authors.affiliation: Universitats Klinikum Rudolf Virchow, Klinik und Poliklinikum fur Dermatologie, Klinische Immunologie und Asthma, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Nurnberger
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; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D000068298:Fluticasone; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009824:Ointments; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D009824:Ointments; C007975:hydrocortisone-17-butyrate; D000068298:Fluticasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone