Treatments - Overview
While there is no cure for psoriasis, a wide variety of treatment options exist for people living with the inflammatory disease. Treatments are usually categorized as topical, light- or photo- therapy, systemic or biologic therapy.
Take an active role in your treatment by asking questions and keeping your doctor informed of any concerns. Talk to your doctor about your options, especially if you are not seeing improvement after using a particular treatment or if you are having uncomfortable side effects. He or she can adjust your treatment plan or modify your approach to ensure the best possible options for you.
An emollient is an ingredient found in topical applications to soften and soothe skin.
As the name suggests, this psoriasis treatment uses natural or artificial ultraviolet light.
Systemic drugs for psoriasis are typically prescribed when topical treatment fails to adequately treat psoriasis
Biologics are cutting-edge drugs made from living organisms and their cells.
Biologic and biosimilar drugs target specific cytokines to suppress their overproduction.
List of Biologics and Biosimilars
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Biologics and biosimilars
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Psoriasis sometimes requires multiple medications together to reach acceptable disease control, this is called the combination therapy approach.
List of biologics and Biosimilars
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