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 ...

Cosentyx (secukinumab) is a prescription drug that’s used to treat conditions such as plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Cosentyx is given as an injection under the skin or as an IV infusion.

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MDMedically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Light therapy for psoriasis is an effective treatment. Ultraviolet (UV) light therapy (phototherapy) involves exposing the skin ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shares more than doubled in value after Phase 3 results suggested Alumis’ pill may compare favorably with other emerging oral ...

Vitamin D Analogs Psoriasis medications derived from vitamin D, known as vitamin D analogs, work by decreasing the rate of skin cell growth. These topical medications do the job slowly, taking around ...

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" ...

Psoriasis might elevate atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk largely because of the effects of conventional risk factors, especially hypertension and diabetes, but it also seems to ...

Although some people with plaque psoriasis can control their symptoms by using topical treatments that are applied to the skin, some people with moderate or severe plaque psoriasis do not get enough ...

Oregon Medical Research Center in Portland, Oregon, has led a phase 2 trial in moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis that ...

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 ...