1.   Clinical trials using calcipotriol suggest that it is a safe and effective topical treatment for psoriasis vulgaris.

2.   Fluticasone propionate is a corticosteroid with the potential for topical treatment of ulcerative colitis because of low systemic bioavailability.

3.   A preliminary study in which topical treatment with the local anaesthetic lidocaine was evaluated, is therefore of interest but further controlled studies are needed.

4.   As a result, glaucoma patients can now choose from a number of potent topical treatments.

5.   Coming up are trials of other similar drugs administered either under the tongue, or via topical treatments to the vaginal area.

6.   Other topical treatments have proved just as disappointing.

7.   Rogaine is a topical treatment that works directly on the hair follicles to stimulate hair growth.

8.   The fact that the rash got better with topical treatment with cortisone is encouraging and speaks for its benign nature.