[Experience in the use of ditrastic in the therapy of psoriasis]

Forty-six patients suffering from psoriasis have been treated with ditrastic, a new drug for external application, manufactured by Orion, Finland. The drug is manufactured in the form of sticks weighing 2.4 g, containing 1.5 or 3% of dithranol, paraffin, and microcrystalline sulfur. These sticks are applied to psoriatic plaques once daily. The treatment has been effective.