Suggest Medicine For Psoriasis On Penis Head

Posted on Tue, 9 Sep 2014

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Question : I have psoriasis on the head of my penis is there an otc cream that is effective for this condition I did see my doctor at the VA five years ago. she said it was probably herpes gave me a moth supply of veltrex said if it didn't go away then it wasn't herpes it never did go away if anything it got worse. so I got an ointment for psoriasis and it mostly cleared up but never completely

Answered by Dr. Suresh Heijebu (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Betamethasone plus salicylic acid

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I have read your query and understand your concern.

Topical steroids are the main stay of treatment in psoriasis.

Ointments like Betnovate(betamethasone) ,salicylic acid and Anthralin derivatives of coal tar.

A combination of these drugs are available as over the counter drugs/OTC's.

These drugs work by eliminating the scales and controlling the Psoriatic process

I hope this info is helpful to you.
Thank you

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