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EFFECTIVENESS AND TOLERABILITY OF APREMILAST IN TREATMENT OF A SAMPLE OF PATIENTS WITH PSORIASIS
11Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of AL-Qadisiyah, Iraq.
Aim:
Current study was aimed to appraise the effectiveness and tolerability of apremilast in psoriasis patients at AL-Diwaniyah province, Iraq.
Materials And Methods:
This prospective cross-sectional study conducted at Dermatology Unit/ AL-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital/ Iraq, during the period from January to October 2023. A total of 125 patients, 90 males and 35 females, were enrolled in this study. Patients who were eligible were treated for 6 months using apremilast at a dose of 30 mg/day. Psoriasis Area and Severity Index scoring system was used for assessment of patients' response to treatment. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (version 26).
Results:
Data from current study revealed that there was a significant reduction of mean PASI score from 20.37±6.25 at baseline to 3.72±2.09 after 6 months of treatment (p<0.001).
Conclusion:
Apremilast is effective in reducing PASI mean score with negligible adverse effects. However, multi-center studies are needed to establish its efficacy and safety in Iraqi patients with psoriasis.
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