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Clobetasol propionate 0.05% lotion in the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis: a randomized evaluation versus clobetasol propionate emollient cream.

Author(s): Breneman D, Fleischer AB Jr, Kaplan D, Lebwohl M, Miller B, Pariser D, Rist T, Swinyer L, Liu Y, Foley V

Affiliation(s): Dermatology Clinical Research Institute, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Publication date & source: 2005-05, J Drugs Dermatol., 4(3):330-6.

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory and pruritic skin disorder marked by alternating periods of relapse and remission. This multicenter, randomized, active- and vehicle-controlled, investigator-blinded study compared the efficacy and safety of clobetasol propionate lotion to clobetasol propionate cream formulation and lotion vehicle in the treatment of moderate to severe AD. A total of 229 subjects applied treatment twice-daily for 2 weeks. Clobetasol propionate lotion was significantly more effective than its lotion vehicle at 2 weeks and comparable to the cream formulation. Clinical success after a 2-week, treatment-free follow-up period was greater in the clobetasol propionate lotion group than in the cream group. Clobetasol propionate lotion is effective, safe, well tolerated and offers a better remission profile in the treatment of moderate to severe AD as compared to clobetasol propionate emollient cream.

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