Treatments for severe psoriasis: update

A systematic review of treatments for severe psoriasis.

Searching MEDLINE (from 1996 to June 1999) and EMBASE (from 1980 to June 1999) were searched. The search strategy used subject headings such as 'psoriasis', 'treatment', 'psoriasis-drug-therapy' and 'clinical trial', textwords including 'study', 'trial*' and 'random*', and the title words ' clinical-trial' or 'compar*'. The results of the search were crosschecked against the Cochrane Controlled...

A systematic review of five systemic treatments for severe psoriasis.

We systematically reviewed the evidence concerning the ability of five systemic treatments to induce remission in patients with severe psoriasis: ultraviolet B (UVB), photochemotherapy (PUVA), methotrexate (MTX), retinoids (RET) and cyclosporin A (CYA). An elaborate literature search was performed, the validity of studies was assessed, and data were analysed. In total, 89, 193, 101, 155 and 127...

Biological treatments for psoriasis

Promising New Treatments for Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a chronic, proliferative, and inflammatory skin disease affecting 2-3% of the population and is characterized by red plaques with white scales. Psoriasis is a disease that can affect many aspects of professional and social life. Currently, several treatments are available to help control psoriasis such as methotrexate, ciclosporin, and oral retinoids. However, the available treatme...

Drug Treatments in Psoriasis

Authors: David Gravette, Pharm.D. Candidate, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University; Morgan Luger, Pharm.D. Candidate, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University; Jay Moulton, Pharm.D. Candidate, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University; Wesley T. Lindsey, Pharm.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Drug Information and Learning Resource Center, Harrison Schoo...