Treatment patterns among patients with psoriasis using a large national payer database in the United States: a retrospective study.
Mwangi J MurageDavid M KernLawrence ChangKalyani SonawaneWilliam N MalatestinicRalph A QuimboSteven Richard FeldmanTalia M MuramAndre B AraujoPublished in: Journal of medical economics (2018)
While the majority of patients with psoriasis initiated a pharmacological therapy, a significant portion did not have a claim for any psoriasis medication. Topical treatments are the most commonly used treatments for psoriasis. Non-biologic systemic and biologic therapies were rarely used first line, but became more common in later lines of treatment.