Biologic drugs that treat various autoimmune disorders have seen substantial increases in prescriptions over the last 20 years. The drugs are effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and ...

Headache, upper respiratory infection, and nausea are some of Otezla’s more common side effects. As your body gets used to Otezla, some side effects may reduce or go away. This can take around 2 weeks ...

Not only does psoriasis take a huge physical toll, often undiscussed are the mental effects the skin disease has in people’s lives. Almirall hopes to change this with its "Shedding Light on Psoriasis" ...

Birmingham scientists have shown that a sequence of just three amino acids may reduce the severity of psoriasis, when applied topically in an emollient cream. The researchers, whose study is published ...

Half of patients exposed to placebo in clinical trials experienced adverse events (AEs), which may be partially explainable by nocebo effects, according to a recent review and meta-analysis. Half of ...

People taking methotrexate for a variety of conditions have been warned by the NHS that a number of symptoms and side effects ...

When Howard Chang, 50, first learned about biologic treatments for psoriasis almost 20 years ago, he was eager to give them a try. Now they’re a mainstay in his overall treatment plan. Chang was first ...

Ear psoriasis is a chronic – meaning ongoing – skin condition that happens when your immune system reacts too strongly to protect against germs and other invaders. This causes dead skin cells to build ...