Ann Acad Med Singap
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Ann Acad Med Singap · Jan 2022
Randomized Controlled TrialNovel transdermal device for delivery of triamcinolone for nail psoriasis treatment.
Nail psoriasis treatment is challenging due to difficult drug delivery and systemic therapy toxicities. Self-dissolvable microneedle patches embedded with corticosteroids offers a potentially rapid, minimally invasive drug delivery platform with good efficacy and minimal adverse side effects. ⋯ To the best of our knowledge, this is the first prospective randomised control trial comparing microneedle technology against conventional topical steroids in nail psoriasis treatment. Our findings demonstrate microneedle technology is as efficacious as topical therapy.