Afra T P, Razmi T Muhammed, Dogra Sunil
Department of Dermatology, IQRAA International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, Kerala, India.
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Indian Dermatol Online J. 2019 Jan-Feb;10(1):1-12. doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_437_18.
Apremilast, an orally administered small molecule inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4), has been licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration for the management of active psoriatic arthritis (March 21, 2014) and moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (September 23, 2014). It has got approval from Drug Controller General of India for marketing in India in 2017. The drug has drawn much attention from the practising dermatologists for its commendable safety profile and prescription convenience. Introduced initially as an orally administered small molecule in psoriasis patients, the drug has now been used in various other indications as evident by the recent surge in literature for its off-label uses. Being a relatively new drug in the treatment armamentarium of psoriasis and other inflammatory dermatoses; in this review, we will discuss various practical aspects of prescribing oral apremilast, based on the current and emerging literature.
阿普米司特是一种口服的磷酸二酯酶4(PDE4)小分子抑制剂,已获美国食品药品监督管理局批准用于治疗活动性银屑病关节炎(2014年3月21日)和中度至重度斑块状银屑病(2014年9月23日)。2017年,它获得了印度药品总监的批准,可在印度上市。该药物因其良好的安全性和处方便利性,备受皮肤科执业医生关注。最初作为口服小分子药物用于银屑病患者,如今,从近期关于其超说明书用药的文献激增可见,该药物已被用于多种其他适应症。作为银屑病和其他炎症性皮肤病治疗药物库中一种相对较新的药物,在本综述中,我们将基于当前及新出现的文献,讨论口服阿普米司特处方的各个实际方面。