psoriasis

Tremfya treats plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.

Growth was partially offset by declining sales of Stelara, a treatment for psoriasis and Crohn’s disease, patents for which have begun to expire, as well as for cancer drug Imbruvica.

Throughout Updike’s life he had a panoply of discouraging but not-terribly-threatening illnesses: asthma, dental failures and, above all, psoriasis.

J&J is already working with Protagonist to develop an oral treatment for immune diseases including plaque psoriasis and ulcerative colitis and has the exclusive rights to commercialize the product.

A special home phototherapy device to treat psoriasis is as effective as going to a doctor’s office for the therapy, according to research funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.