Product Explainer – Calcipotriol and betamethasone dipropionate foam spray for the topical treatment of psoriasis vulgaris in adults

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Dr Linda Calabresi: Hello and welcome to this Healthed Product Explainer podcast. I’m Dr. Linda Calabresi and I’m a GP and the medical editor of Healthed. The product explainers feature leading experts describing their own views on products, devices and related developments and why they are relevant to general practice. We thank the industry for supporting the development of this useful resource and we hope you find it a helpful addition to your practice.

In this episode, dermatologist Dr. Ryan De Cruz explains the role of calcipotriol and betamethasone dipropionate foam spray for the topical treatment of psoriasis vulgaris in adults. Dr De Cruz is a specialist dermatologist and the Head of the Bone Marrow Transplant Dermatology Clinic at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He’s also the founder of Southern Dermatology.

This product explainer is supported by Leo Pharma.

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