Topical therapy

Abstract

In dermatotherapy, local and systemic treatment complement each other in many cases. Originally, it was mainly restricted to topical therapies. A wider range of systemic medicines has been used in recent decades. The combined treatment offers the best response in many cases. For example, in acne today, systemic drugs from the groups of antibiotics, retinoids, and hormones can be used and combined with external antibiotic, vitamin A derivative-containing, or peeling treatments. Topical dermatotherapy usually consists of the combination of a base (vehicle) with one or more active substances. In some cases, the base (ointment, cream, lotion, cutaneous suspension, paste, hydrogel, wet compress) is used solely for therapeutic purposes. Treatment with drug-free basics is an important principle of dermatological therapy (basic therapy).