They include people with muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, kidney disease, continual skin disease like psoriasis, heart disease, chest disease—all sorts of disease.
Psoriasis has several distinct clinical types.
Some controlled drugs and antibiotics are included in the list, which specifies 30 new conditions including nausea and vomiting, emergency treatment of meningitis, thromboprophylaxis, cellulitis, poisoning, and psoriasis.
Cyclosporin has been highly effective in the treatment of psoriasis.
Our data suggest a possible relationship between oral contraceptive use and psoriasis, but this has not been reported by others and is probably a chance finding.
There are nearly 60 new medicines and some new indications for medicines on the list, with streptokinase, human soluble insulin and psoriasis treatments worth a particular mention.
Illness perceptions, coping and functioning in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and psoriasis.
Acitretin, the main metabolite of etretinate (a synthetic retinoid), is effective in some forms of psoriasis and has the additional benefit of a shorter half-life.
