Drug details

Zithranol Cream (anthralin microcrystalline encapsulated cream)

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Zithranol-RR (anthralin cream) is an antipsoriatic medication used to treat long-term psoriasis. Zithranol-RR is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat Psoriasis .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
• increased soreness of skin, and
• spread of psoriasis,

The following drugs are related to Zithranol Cream, either as a replacement or used together:

• Zithranol Shampoo (anthralin microcrystalline-encapsulated system, 1%)
• Otezla (apremilast tablets)
• Dovonex Cream (calcipotriene cream)
• Sorilux (calcipotriene foam)
• Dovonex Ointment (calcipotriene ointment)
• Dovonex Scalp (calcipotriene solution)
• Rocaltrol (calcitriol)
• Eucrisa Ointment (crisaborole)
• Dupixent (dupilumab injection)
• Elidel (pimecrolimus cream)
• Enbrel (etanercept)
• Protopic (tacrolimus)
• Tazorac Cream (tazarotene cream)
• Tazorac (tazarotene gel)