CALCIPOTRIOL IS USED IN A CREAM OR OINTMENT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PLAQUE PSORIASIS AND AS A SOLUTION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SCALP PSORIASIS; THE CONCENTRATION OF CALCIPOTRIOL USED IS 0.005%. IN ADULTS, APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE ONCE OR TWICE DAILY. NO MORE THAN 100 G OF CREAM OR OINTMENT, OR 60 ML OF SCALP SOLUTION, SHOULD BE APPLIED IN ONE WEEK. IF BOTH ARE USED, THE LIMIT IS 60 G OF CREAM OR OINTMENT WITH 30 ML OF SCALP SOLUTION, OR 30 G OF CREAM OR OINTMENT WITH 60 ML OF SCALP SOLUTION.
IN CHILDREN, THE CREAM OR OINTMENT MAY BE APPLIED TWICE DAILY. THE MAXIMUM APPLIED IN ONE WEEK SHOULD BE 50 G IN CHILDREN AGED 6 TO 12 YEARS AND 75 G IN CHILDREN MORE THAN 12 YEARS OF AGE.