Chemical formula: C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₇S Molecular mass: 460.5 g/mol PubChem compound: 11561674
Apremilast is indicated for:
Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Apremilast, alone or in combination with Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs), is indicated for the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in adult patients who have had an inadequate response or who have been intolerant to a prior DMARD therapy.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Apremilast is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis (PSOR) in adult patients who failed to respond to or who have a contraindication to, or are intolerant to other systemic therapy including cyclosporine, methotrexate or psoralen and ultraviolet-A light (PUVA).
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Apremilast is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with oral ulcers associated with Behçet’s disease (BD) who are candidates for systemic therapy.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)
Apremilast is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in children and adolescents from the age of 6 years and weighing at least 20 kg who are candidates for systemic therapy.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Apremilast is contraindicated in the following cases:
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