New Treatments For Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a non-contagious condition that causes rapid skin cell reproduction resulting in red, dry patches of thickened skin. The dry flakes and skin scales are thought to result from the buildup of the rapid production of skin cells. The husband of my workmate has a very severe case and has tried just about every over the counter medication there is, and was even involved in a clinical trial and still has found little relief. The good news is, there are many promising new psoriasis drugs including newer biologic drugs. Biologic therapies use protein molecules engineered to interact with white blood cells and related inflammatory signals in order to reduce their activity in psoriasis. They are considered to be more effective and less toxic than other therapies. If you are a dermatologists or dermatology nurse looking for the latest information about biologic therapies used to treat patients with moderate to severe psoriasis, PsoriasisTx is an educational Web site that will provide it to you free of charge. Would you like to know how your clinical practices compare with those of your peers? Now you can follow along with a new interactive feature of PsoriasisTx, which presents a challenging case taken straight from the clinical practice of a dermatology expert and follows its progress in 4 monthly installments. Learners will be polled for their treatment recommendations, and these will be posted back to PsoriasisTx in real time. Now you can be informed, and offer your psoriasis patients the best treatment possible.