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Drugs for Plaque Psoriasis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • September 30, 2024;  (Issue 1712)
Mild to moderate plaque psoriasis can be treated with topical drugs and phototherapy. Patients with moderate to severe disease generally require systemic therapy. Guidelines for the treatment of psoriasis...
Mild to moderate plaque psoriasis can be treated with topical drugs and phototherapy. Patients with moderate to severe disease generally require systemic therapy. Guidelines for the treatment of psoriasis with topical therapy, phototherapy, and systemic drugs have recently been published.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2024 Sep 30;66(1712):153-60 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Comparison Table: Some Drugs for Plaque Psoriasis (online only)

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • September 30, 2024;  (Issue 1712)
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Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2024 Sep 30;66(1712):e160-6 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Bimekizumab (Bimzelx) for Psoriasis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • January 22, 2024;  (Issue 1694)
The FDA has approved the injectable interleukin (IL)-17A/17F antagonist bimekizumab-bkzx (Bimzelx – UCB) for treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults who are candidates for...
The FDA has approved the injectable interleukin (IL)-17A/17F antagonist bimekizumab-bkzx (Bimzelx – UCB) for treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults who are candidates for systemic treatment or phototherapy. Bimekizumab is the first IL-17A/17F antagonist to be approved in the US. It was approved in the European Union for the same indication in 2021.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2024 Jan 22;66(1694):11-3 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs for Psoriatic Arthritis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • December 30, 2019;  (Issue 1588)
Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory arthropathy associated with psoriasis. A recent review found that about 20% of patients with psoriasis have psoriatic arthritis. Updated guidelines for...
Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory arthropathy associated with psoriasis. A recent review found that about 20% of patients with psoriasis have psoriatic arthritis. Updated guidelines for treatment of psoriatic arthritis have recently been published.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2019 Dec 30;61(1588):203-10 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs for Psoriasis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • June 17, 2019;  (Issue 1574)
Mild to moderate psoriasis can be treated with topical drugs or with phototherapy. Patients with moderate to severe disease generally require systemic...
Mild to moderate psoriasis can be treated with topical drugs or with phototherapy. Patients with moderate to severe disease generally require systemic therapy.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2019 Jun 17;61(1574):89-96 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Expanded Table: Some Drugs for Psoriasis (online only)

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • June 17, 2019;  (Issue 1574)
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Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2019 Jun 17;61(1574):e96-103 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Risankizumab (Skyrizi) for Psoriasis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • June 3, 2019;  (Issue 1573)
The FDA has approved the interleukin (IL)-23 antagonist risankizumab-rzaa (Skyrizi – Abbvie) for treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults. Risankizumab is the third IL-23 antagonist...
The FDA has approved the interleukin (IL)-23 antagonist risankizumab-rzaa (Skyrizi – Abbvie) for treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults. Risankizumab is the third IL-23 antagonist to be approved for this indication; guselkumab (Tremfya) and tildrakizumab (Ilumya) were approved earlier.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2019 Jun 3;61(1573):81-3 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Tildrakizumab (Ilumya) - Another IL-23 Antagonist for Psoriasis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • January 14, 2019;  (Issue 1563)
Tildrakizumab-asmn (Ilumya – Sun), an interleukin (IL)-23 antagonist, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy...
Tildrakizumab-asmn (Ilumya – Sun), an interleukin (IL)-23 antagonist, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy. Tildrakizumab is the second selective IL-23 antagonist to be approved for this indication; guselkumab (Tremfya) was the first.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2019 Jan 14;61(1563):4-6 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Guselkumab (Tremfya) for Psoriasis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • November 6, 2017;  (Issue 1533)
The FDA has approved the interleukin (IL)-23 blocker guselkumab (Tremfya – Janssen) for treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy or...
The FDA has approved the interleukin (IL)-23 blocker guselkumab (Tremfya – Janssen) for treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy. Guselkumab is the first selective IL-23 blocker to become available in the US.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2017 Nov 6;59(1533):179-80 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Brodalumab (Siliq) - Another IL-17A Antagonist for Psoriasis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • July 17, 2017;  (Issue 1525)
The FDA has approved brodalumab (Siliq – Valeant), an injectable human interleukin (IL)-17A receptor antagonist, for treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who have failed to...
The FDA has approved brodalumab (Siliq – Valeant), an injectable human interleukin (IL)-17A receptor antagonist, for treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who have failed to respond to other systemic therapies. Brodalumab is the third IL-17A antagonist to be approved in the US for this indication; secukinumab (Cosentyx) and ixekizumab (Taltz) were approved earlier.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2017 Jul 17;59(1525):118-9 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

In Brief: New Indications for Secukinumab (Cosentyx)

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • June 6, 2016;  (Issue 1496)
The FDA has approved the subcutaneous IL-17A antagonist secukinumab (Cosentyx - Novartis), which was first approved in 2015 for treatment of plaque psoriasis, for treatment of psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing...
The FDA has approved the subcutaneous IL-17A antagonist secukinumab (Cosentyx - Novartis), which was first approved in 2015 for treatment of plaque psoriasis, for treatment of psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis in adults.1 Secukinumab is one of the most effective drugs available for treatment of plaque psoriasis.2

FDA approval of secukinumab for treatment of psoriatic arthritis was based on two randomized, double-blind trials with a primary endpoint of at least a 20% improvement in the American College of Rheumatology response criteria (ACR20) at 24 weeks. In both trials, ACR20 response rates were significantly higher in patients receiving secukinumab than in those receiving placebo.3,4 Secukinumab was effective in both TNF inhibitor-naive and TNF inhibitor-experienced patients.

Approval of secukinumab for ankylosing spondylitis was based on two double-blind trials in which the primary endpoint was the percentage of patients who achieved at least a 20% improvement in Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society response criteria (ASA20) at 16 weeks. In both trials, ASA20 response rates were significantly higher in patients receiving secukinumab than in those receiving placebo.5

The most common adverse effects of secukinumab in clinical trials were nasopharyngitis, diarrhea, and upper respiratory infection. In general, infections occurred at a higher rate in secukinumab-treated patients than in those who received placebo. Patients should be screened for tuberculosis before starting therapy. Exacerbations of Crohn's disease were reported during clinical trials in patients taking secukinumab. Urticaria and anaphylaxis have occurred.

The recommended dosage of secukinumab for patients with psoriatic arthritis (without concomitant moderate to severe plaque psoriasis) or ankylosing spondylitis is 150 mg injected subcutaneously at weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, then every 4 weeks. The drug can also be given every 4 weeks without the weekly loading doses. The dose can be increased to 300 mg in patients who continue to have active psoriatic arthritis. The cost for one 150 mg/mL single-use pen is $1954.10.6

  1. Secukinumab (Cosentyx) for psoriasis. Med Lett Drugs Ther 2015; 57:45.
  2. Drugs for psoriasis. Med Lett Drugs Ther 2015; 57:81.
  3. IB McInnes et al. Secukinumab, a human anti-interleukin-17A monoclonal antibody, in patients with psoriatic arthritis (FUTURE-2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2015; 386:1137.
  4. PJ Mease et al. Secukinumab inhibition of interleukin-17A in patients with psoriatic arthritis. N Engl J Med 2015; 373:1329.
  5. D Baeten et al. Secukinumab, an interleukin-17A inhibitor, in ankylosing spondylitis. N Engl J Med 2015; 373:2534.
  6. Approximate WAC. WAC = wholesaler acquisition cost or manufacturer's published price to wholesalers; WAC represents a published catalogue or list price and may not represent an actual transactional price. Source: AnalySource® Monthly. May 5, 2016. Reprinted with permission by First Databank, Inc. All rights reserved. ©2016. www.fdbhealth.com/policies/drug-pricing-policy.


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Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2016 Jun 6;58(1496):76 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Ixekizumab (Taltz) - A Second IL-17A Inhibitor for Psoriasis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • May 9, 2016;  (Issue 1494)
The FDA has approved ixekizumab (Taltz – Lilly), an injectable humanized interleukin (IL)-17A antagonist, for treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic...
The FDA has approved ixekizumab (Taltz – Lilly), an injectable humanized interleukin (IL)-17A antagonist, for treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy. Ixekizumab is the second IL-17A antagonist to be approved for this indication in the US; secukinumab (Cosentyx – Novartis) was the first.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2016 May 9;58(1494):59-60 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs for Psoriasis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • June 8, 2015;  (Issue 1470)
Mild to moderate psoriasis is generally treated with topical corticosteroids. Vitamin D analogs and tazarotene are topical alternatives that can be used in combination with topical corticosteroids....
Mild to moderate psoriasis is generally treated with topical corticosteroids. Vitamin D analogs and tazarotene are topical alternatives that can be used in combination with topical corticosteroids. Phototherapy and systemic therapy, including biologic agents, are recommended for patients with moderate to severe disease.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2015 Jun 8;57(1470):81-4 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs for Psoriatic Arthritis (online only)

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • June 8, 2015;  (Issue 1470)
Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory arthropathy that develops in up to 40% of patients with psoriasis. Several guidelines for treatment of psoriatic arthritis have been...
Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory arthropathy that develops in up to 40% of patients with psoriasis. Several guidelines for treatment of psoriatic arthritis have been published.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2015 Jun 8;57(1470):e88-92 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Secukinumab (Cosentyx) for Psoriasis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • March 30, 2015;  (Issue 1465)
Secukinumab (Cosentyx – Novartis), an injectable human interleukin (IL)-17A antagonist, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adult patients who...
Secukinumab (Cosentyx – Novartis), an injectable human interleukin (IL)-17A antagonist, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adult patients who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy. It is the first IL-17 inhibitor to be approved for any indication in the US.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2015 Mar 30;57(1465):45-7 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction