which medications are useful to treat psoriasis?
The systemics that are most commonly used to treat psoriasis in the UK are Methotrexate, Ciclosporin and Acitretin. Click here for more information on Methotrexate, its dosing regime and side effects. Click here for more information on Ciclosporin, its dosing regime and side effects.
Otezla (also known by its non-commercial name, Apremilast) is a systemic medication that received UK Marketing Authorisation (a licence) in 2014. It was approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis in Scotland in 2015.