Abbott has received marketing authorization from the European Commission for the use of HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) as a treatment for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. HUMIRA is the first fully human, self-injectable biologic for the treatment of psoriasis. Psoriasis is the fifth approved indication for HUMIRA in the European Union. A regulatory application for HUMIRA to treat psoriasis is also under review with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"Psoriasis is not only a skin disease -- it is a systemic, autoimmune disorder that, in its more severe forms, may require systemic treatment," said Professor Jean-Hilaire Saurat, M.D., chairman, department of dermatology, University of Geneva, Switzerland. "HUMIRA is the first and only biologic that has been compared to methotrexate, and this approval brings an important new option for dermatologists to treat this disease."
Earlier Panjab university, Chandigarh had also developed a liposome based formulation of dianthrol for he treatment of psoriasis. A Gurgaon based pharmaceutical firm markets the same formulation.
"Psoriasis is not only a skin disease -- it is a systemic, autoimmune disorder that, in its more severe forms, may require systemic treatment," said Professor Jean-Hilaire Saurat, M.D., chairman, department of dermatology, University of Geneva, Switzerland. "HUMIRA is the first and only biologic that has been compared to methotrexate, and this approval brings an important new option for dermatologists to treat this disease."
Earlier Panjab university, Chandigarh had also developed a liposome based formulation of dianthrol for he treatment of psoriasis. A Gurgaon based pharmaceutical firm markets the same formulation.
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