Psoriasis Treatment

Authors: Dr. Lyn C. Guenther, Dr. John Koo, Dr. Jane Choi

• Quality of Life

OTC TREATMENT

• Moisturizers, Tars, Salicylic acid, Other Shampoos, Hydrocortisone cream, and Anthralin

TOPICAL TREATMENT

• Topical corticosteroids, Topical calcipotriol/calcipotriene, and Topical tazarotene

ORAL TREATMENT

• Methotrexate, Acitretin, and Clyclosporine

IMMUNOBIOLOGICS

• Immunobiological Treatment in Psoriasis - An Overview
• Biologic Drugs and How They Work
• Alefacept (Amevive) IM administration
• Efalizumab (Raptiva)
• Etanercept (Enbrel)
• Inflixiamab (Remicade)

LIGHT THERAPY

• UVB, PUVA, Re-PUVA, and Laser

COMBINATION THERAPY

• Phototherapy + Drugs/Tar/Anthralin

BY TYPE OF PSORIASIS

• Plaque, Mild, Extensive, Guttate, Inverse, Pustular, Erythrodermic, Nail, Psoriatic Arthritis