Anthralin for Psoriasis

Side effects of anthralin include:

• Irritation and discoloration of the skin that is not affected by psoriasis. (Take care to apply the product only to the skin affected by psoriasis, not to normal skin.)
• A purple-brown stain on the skin. The discolored skin may go away within 3 weeks after you stop using the drug.
• A deep red-brown color of the skin, which develops from the inflammation of psoriasis. It may take weeks or months to go away.
• Gray hair that turns pink when anthralin is used on the scalp.

Newer forms of anthralin have made staining less of a problem.

See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)

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