Methotrexate by injection, rather than by pill, getting more attention as treatment option

Methotrexate, the decades-old psoriasis treatment still commonly prescribed for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, is getting more attention recently as evidence seems to be building that injecting methotrexate under the skin…

Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment Options

Methotrexate can cause fetal death, so never use methotrexate if pregnant, or if pregnancy is a possibility. Methotrexate can harm the liver, particularly if mixed with alcohol (or in a…

Taltz challenges Humira in head to head clinical trial treating psoriatic arthritis

…figure rose to 44% if Humira was taken with methotrexate). > Adding methotrexate to Taltz conferred no benefit in psoriatic arthritis or psoriasis. Humira plus methotrexate improved Humira’s performance in…

Alternative & Complementary Strategies for Psoriasis

There are several important complementary and natural measures – backed by significant scientific evidence – that can assist psoriasis treatment. A few of them are: Folic acid supplements during methotrexate

Treatments for Inverse, Guttate, Pustular, & Erythrodermic Psoriasis

…Drug Administration (FDA) approved for a different use. Many off-label uses are universally accepted – for example, methotrexate being used for psoriatic arthritis. But off-label use also adds more art…

“Fail first” insurance mandates not just a problem for U.S. psoriasis patients

…biologics are only covered by the Newfoundland and Labrador government with special authorization, after patients exhaust a gauntlet of other treatments. Patients must have tried Methotrexate, a chemotherapy agent and…

COVID-19, vaccination, and psoriasis: the latest in what you need to know

…psoriasis treatments interact with COVID vaccines? The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that certain psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis treatments – including biologic agents, methotrexate, and…

Psoriasis Journey

He had plaque psoriasis covering more than half his body. It’s been like that for many years. ON JUNE 8th, his psoriasis treatment journey began anew, as he took his…

Psoriatic Arthritis

…In fact, both diseases respond to many of the same medications, especially methotrexate and the biologic therapies that target the immune system. Two or three percent of patients with RA…

Do I need to worry about links between psoriasis and Alzheimer’s disease?

…were acitretin (used commonly as a treatment in South Korea), methotrexate, cyclosporine, and biologic agents (like Enbrel, Humira, etc.). Here are the key findings: As compared to people without psoriasis,…

The Latest Psoriasis News

The Last Plaque short film is now live

The new and stylish short film, “The Last Plaque,” sponsored by the nonprofit Psoriasis Cure Now (that’s us!), debuted on World Psoriasis Day, October 29, 2021. The film asks: “What happens when the world is finally free from plaque psoriasis?” We would also ask: “What would the end of psoriasis Continue Reading…

COVID-19, vaccination, and psoriasis: the latest in what you need to know

Despite our best hopes, COVID is still with us, and now vaccination news and debates confront us wherever we turn, from the internet to the local convenience store. For people with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis, it raises many questions, as we try to balance potential risks from the coronavirus with Continue Reading…

COVID vaccine hesitancy in psoriasis patients not necessary, experts say

A study reviewed social media posts of psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis patients in the US and four European countries to learn the top reasons for COVID vaccine hesitancy among those who are hesitant and using biologics to treat their psoriatic disease. The most commonly cited concerns, it turns out, have Continue Reading…