There are a few U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved treatments for minors with moderate to severe psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, and others only approved for adults can be prescribed for children “off label” by doctors, based on what the medical community has learned and the needs of a particular child.
On the other side of the age continuum, there is less experience treating elderly patients with these newer therapies, an issue that you and your physician will want to consider if that applies to you.
