Considerations when initiating psoriasis patients on biologic therapy.
Several types of systemic therapies exist to treat psoriasis. These include traditional immunosuppressive agents such as cyclosporine and methotrexate. Oral retinoids such as acitretin may also be appropriate in some patients. The scope of this paper, however, will focus on the use of targeted immunologic therapies, know as biologic agents.
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA. joshzeichner@gmail.com
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D001688:Biological Products / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000379:methods; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology
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