Analysis of the Pharmacoutilization of Biological Drugs in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients: A Real-World Retrospective Study Among an Italian Population.
Valentina PerroneSerena LosiErica FilippiMaurizio MezzettiMelania DovizioDiego SangiorgiLuca Degli EspostiPublished in: Rheumatology and therapy (2022)
This real-world study of PsA pharmacoutilization in Italy showed that more than one-third of patients were systemically untreated, and almost 20% were receiving biological medications. Among biological users, increasing use of IL-inhibitors and a decrease in TNF-inhibitors prescriptions over the years were found. A rather-high extent of persistency in treatment was observed. A focused analysis on IXE patients revealed over half of them to be bio-naïve, while around one-fourth were bio-experienced to IL inhibitors.