6.5.7　Introduction to the drugs for psoriasis trea...

The main treatment methods for psoriasis include using local topical drugs or systemic administrated drugs，phototherapy，and others.Topical drugs include glucocorticoids，vitamin D3 derivatives，retinoid acids，calcineurin inhibitors，and so on.Systemic drugs mainly include small molecule drugs such as methotrexate，cyclosporin，retinoic acid and biological drugs such as infliximab.Systemic drugs（e.g.，methotrexate）used as local topical drugs have also been reported.In addition，clinical phototherapy mainly uses UV light，photodynamic therapy with photosensitizers have also been applied in the treatment of psoriasis.(https://www.daowen.com)