Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that Taltz® (ixekizumab) met the primary and all major secondary endpoints up to week 12 in the Phase 4 IXORA-R study, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of Taltz versus TREMFYA® (guselkumab) in people living with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsO).

Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved OTEZLA® (apremilast) 30 mg twice daily (BID) for the treatment of adult patients with oral ulcers associated with Behçet’s Disease.

Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved HADLIMA™ (adalimumab-bwwd), a biosimilar referencing HUMIRA® (adalimumab)i , for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, adult Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and plaque psoriasis. Please see full indications and Boxed Warning for HADLIMA™, below.

In a study presented at the British Association of Dermatologists’ 99th Annual Meeting in Liverpool, United Kingdom, July 2-4, 2019, researchers from the University of Manchester and the Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust reported on an effort to assess evidence on the risk of cancer in patients with psoriasis.

ORTHO DERMATOLOGICS ANNOUNCES U.S. LAUNCH OF DUOBRII™ (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE AND TAZAROTENE) LOTION 0.01%/0.045% FOR PLAQUE PSORIASIS IN ADULTS RALEIGH, N.C., June 25, 2019 – Ortho Dermatologics, one of the largest prescription dermatology health care businesses, today announced that DUOBRIITM (halobetasol propionate and tazarotene) Lotion, 0.01%/0.045%, will be available commercially to health care professionals starting this week. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug...

Lilly to Present 5-Year Sustained Efficacy and Safety Results for Taltz® (ixekizumab) in Patients with Plaque Psoriasis at the World Congress of Dermatology INDIANAPOLIS, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today the company will present positive, five-year Phase 3 data for Taltz® (ixekizumab). Patients with moderate- to severe plaque psoriasis who continued to receive Taltz maintained high levels of skin clearance with no unexpected safety...

Samsung Bioepis expands autoimmune portfolio in the United States with FDA approval of ETICOVO™ (etanercept-ykro), a biosimilar referencing ENBREL®i (etanercept). INCHEON, Korea – As of April 2019 – Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ETICOVO™ (etanercept-ykro), a biosimilar referencing ENBREL® (etanercept), across all eligible indications for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing...

AbbVie Announces Approval of SKYRIZI™ for the Treatment of Psoriasis in US, Canada and Japan AbbVie, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, announced on March 26, 2019 that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved SKYRIZI™, an interleukin-23 (IL-23) inhibitor, for the treatment of plaque psoriasis, generalized pustular psoriasis, erythrodermic psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in adult patients who have an inadequate response to...

Ortho Dermatologics Receives FDA Approval of Duobriitm (Halobetasol Propionate and Tazarotene) Lotion 0.01%/0.045% for Plaque Psoriasis in Adults First and Only Topical Lotion Combining Halobetasol Propionate and Tazarotene in One Formulation1 Safety was Established in a Long-Term Study of Up to 24 Weeks of Continuous Use and up to 52 Weeks of As-Needed Use2 RALEIGH, N.C., Apr. 25, 2019 – Ortho Dermatologics, one of the largest prescription dermatology health care businesses in the...

CIMZIA® (certolizumab pegol) is Now the First and Only U.S. FDA-Approved Treatment for Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients living with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, an often undiagnosed, chronic, painful and debilitating disease, now have an approved, clinically validated treatment FDA approval was based on the C-AXSPAND Phase 3 study in adults with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, which demonstrated rapid and major improvement response with...