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“The use of a vitamin D agent helps improve the efficacy of topical corticosteroids for psoriasis and helps minimize the potential for adverse events associated with topical corticosteroid treatment.”
“BACKGROUND: Topical corticosteroids are known to impair the epidermal barrier, even after short-term use, whereas topical vitamin D analogues can have a reparative effect.”
Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD • 2017 | View Paper
“The combination of a topical corticosteroid with a vitamin D analogue can work synergistically to improve efficacy and reduce the side‐effects from both treatments.”
The British journal of dermatology • 2001 | View Paper
“It has been reported that topical vitamin D3 treatment following topical corticosteroids is less effective than that without preceding corticosteroid treatment.”