Which medicines, taken by mouth or injected, work best to treat a skin condition called plaque psoriasis?
Key messages
- After six months of treatment, medicines called 'biologics' seem to work best to clear patches of psoriasis on the skin.
- Longer studies are needed to assess the benefits and potential harms of longer treatment with medicines that are injected or taken by mouth to treat psoriasis.
- More studies are needed that compare these types of medicines directly against each other.
What is psoriasis?