Eczema (chronic) - alitretinoin

Alitretinoin is recommended as a possible treatment for people with severe chronic hand eczema if: their eczema has not improved with treatments called potent topical corticosteroids and standard assessments show that their eczema is severe and is affecting their quality of life. Alitretino ...

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Alitretinoin is recommended as a possible treatment for people with severe chronic hand eczema if:

• their eczema has not improved with treatments called potent topical corticosteroids and
• standard assessments show that their eczema is severe and is affecting their quality of life.

Alitretinoin treatment should be stopped:

• as soon as the eczema has clearly improved or
• if the eczema remains severe after 12 weeks or
• if the eczema has not clearly improved after 24 weeks.

Treatment with alitretinoin should be started and monitored only by doctors who:

• are skin specialists (dermatologists) or
• have experience in both treating people with severe chronic hand eczema and using drugs like alitretinoin.

When assessing how a person’s eczema affects their quality of life, healthcare professionals should take into account any disabilities or difficulties in communicating which might mean that the standard assessments do not provide accurate information.

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