(Reuters)—Drug developer XenoPort Inc. said on Tuesday its experimental drug was effective in treating psoriasis, sending its shares up 19% in premarket trading. The oral drug met the main goal in a phase 2 trial of patients with moderate-to-severe chronic plaque-type psoriasis, the company said. XenoPort said it expected to start late-stage trials next year…
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Adalimumab Remains Safe, Effective for Psoriasis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—In adults with chronic plaque psoriasis, adalimumab (Humira, AbbVie) was generally well tolerated and effective during five years of therapy, according to a new analysis. The interim analysis is from ESPRIT, a 10-year multinational post-marketing registry. “Clinical trials are not the real world,” in part because patients with comorbidities are screened out…
Adverse Event Risk Data Drive Evaluation of Psoriasis Treatments
PSOLAR, the Psoriasis Longitudinal Assessment and Registry, is a multicenter, longitudinal, intercontinental, disease-based registry used to identify adverse events from commonly used psoriasis drugs.1 An evaluation of the risk of serious infection from systemic psoriasis treatments was recently published using data from PSOLAR. Ninety-three institutional review boards or ethics committees reported into the registry from…
Risankizumab & Apremilast Come to Market in Canada
In Canada, five provinces will now reimburse patients with plaque psoriasis who use risankizumab. Also, Canada Health has approved apremilast for treating adults with plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis…
Thoughtful Pediatric Care: Pediatric Cases Require Special Considerations & Aggressive Treatment Plans
In Canada, five provinces will now reimburse patients with plaque psoriasis who use risankizumab. Also, Canada Health has approved apremilast for treating adults with plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis…
FDA Approves Risankizumab, Adds Stronger Warning to Sleep Medications
The FDA has approved rizankixumab to treat adults with plaque psoriasis and added boxed warnings to sleep medications…
Health Canada Approves Certolizumab Pegol & NICE Issues Guidance for Certolizumab Pegol
Certolizumab pegol has been approved in Canada for treating adults with plaque psoriasis. The U.K. has also issued its final guidance for the treatment’s use…
FDA Approves Guselkumab Injector
The FDA has approved a single-press, self-injection device for a 100-mg dose of guselkumab for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis…
Results of SPIRIT: A Head-to-Head Trial of Ixekizumab vs. Adalimumab in Active PsA
In a recent study, ixekizumab proved safe and effective in treating adults with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and plaque psoriasis compared with adalimumab…
FDA to Review Abuse Deterrent Oxycodone Capsule & More
The FDA will discuss a New Drug Application for Remoxy ER during an upcoming advisory committee meeting and recently approved tildrakizumab-asmn to treat adults with plaque psoriasis…
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