Treatment and Control of Atopic Dermatitis With 0.1% Tacrolimus Ointment

Summary

Long-term tacrolimus ointment based regimen comprising of up to 6 weeks of initial twice daily treatment and subsequent twice weekly prophylactic application can effectively treat active lesions of atopic dermatitis and prevent delay \& reduce flares

Timeline

Start

2004-04

Primary completion

2005-11

Completion

2005-11

Publications

• Background Wollenberg A, Reitamo S, Girolomoni G, Lahfa M, Ruzicka T, Healy E, Giannetti A, Bieber T, Vyas J, Deleuran M; European Tacrolimus Ointment Study Group. Proactive treatment of atopic dermatitis in adults with 0.1% tacrolimus ointment. Allergy. 2008 Jul;63(7):742-50.
• Background Wollenberg A, Sidhu MK, Odeyemi I, Dorsch B, Koehne-Volland R, Schaff M, Ehlken B, Berger K. Economic evaluation of maintenance treatment with tacrolimus 0.1% ointment in adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. Br J Dermatol. 2008 Dec;159(6):1322-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08807.x. Epub 2008 Sep 6.

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