Drugs Used in the Treatment of Skin Disorders

Abstract

The human skin is the body’s largest organ. A wide range of drugs are present to treat the skin disorders. Topical corticosteroids are widely used for Treating dermatitis, eczema and psoriasis. Topical corticosteroids are specifically used for short periods such as a few days to a few weeks. Prolonged use of Topical corticosteroids caused side effects namely skin discoloration, skin thinning and development of stretch marks. Fungal skin infections namely athletes foot, fungal nail infection and ring worm can bectreated in an effective manner. Antifungal medications are available in both Topical and oral forms. Some common antifungal medications are clotrimazole, fluconazole, ketoconazole, miconazole, terbinafine. Antifungals are helpful in treating various types of fungal infections simuch as athletes foot, jock inch, ring worm and yeast infections, Antibiotics are helpful in treating bacterial skin infections namely cellulitis, folliculitis and impetigo. Topical antibiotics namely mupirocin or neomycin is helpful in treating localized skin infections. Oral Antibiotics namely amixycillin, cephalexin and penicillin are useful for treating severe or widespread infections. Allergic reactions, diarrhea, and upset stomach are among the relatively few common adverse reactions of antibiotics. Retinoids are made of vitamin A, are also helpful in treating a very few skin disorders include acne and psoriasis. Retinoids are also useful for treating their anti-aging properties. Tazarotene is also useful to treat psoriasis. Drugs namely pimecrolimus (Elide) and tacrolimus (Protopic) are also helpful in treating eczema. It is finally concluded that there are a variety of drugs to treat the skin infections.