Shop products for Anthralin 
Also indexed as: Anthraderm, Anthraforte®, Anthranol®, Anthrascalp®, Dithranol, Drithocreme®, Micanol® Cream, Psorin® Ointment
Anthralin is a drug applied only to affected skin areas to treat psoriasis.
Summary of
Interactions with Vitamins, Herbs, and Foods
In some cases, an herb or supplement may appear in more than one category, which may seem
contradictory. For clarification, read the full article for details about the summarized
interactions.
 May be Beneficial: Side effect
reduction/prevention—Taking these supplements may help reduce the likelihood and/or
severity of a potential side effect caused by the medication. |
Vitamin E (topical) |
| Depletion or interference |
None known |
| Supportive interaction |
None known |
| Reduced drug absorption/bioavailability |
None known |
| Adverse interaction |
None known |
An asterisk (*) next to an item in the summary indicates that the interaction is supported only by weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.
Interactions with Dietary Supplements
Vitamin E
Anthralin can cause inflammation of the skin. A preliminary study found that topical use of
vitamin E was able to protect against this side effect.1 This report used a
tocopherol form of the vitamin rather than tocopheryl. This makes sense, as there is no
conclusive proof that the tocopheryl forms (which require an enzyme to split vitamin E from
the fatty acid to which it is attached) have any activity on the skin.
