STL Volume 21 Number 3

Update on Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% spray (Sernivo™), Dapsone 7.5% gel (Aczone®), Cobimetinib + vemurafenib (Cotellic™ + Zelboraf®), Botulinum toxin type A for injection (Bocouture®), Calcipotriol + betamethasone dipropionate foam (Enstilar®), (Talz®), (Inflectra™), (Pruridexin™), and (Dermadexin™)

This update summarizes current concepts, relevance, and therapeutics in psychodermatology, including aspects pertinent to depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, impulse-control, and delusional disorders as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)

A topical formulation combining 0.5% 5-fluorouracil with 10% salicylic acid (5-FU-SA) was introduced in Europe under the trade name Actikerall™ for the treatment of AKs. Now commercially available in Canada, 5-FU-SA represents a patient applied therapeutic option. Clinical trial data is considered.