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Navigating Pregnancy, Dermatology, and Drug Safety

Dermatology Times

Katherine Economy, MD, discusses the challenges and opportunities of treating pregnant patients with dermatologic conditions, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive medication reviews, patient-centered decision-making, and the need for including pregnant patients in clinical trials.

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Deucravacitinib Demonstrates Sustained Efficacy and Safety in 4-Year Psoriasis Trial

Dermatology Times

Bristol Myers Squibb announced 70% of patients maintained significant improvement after 4 years with no new safety concerns.

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Analyzing the Safety of JAK Inhibitors in Atopic Dermatitis Treatment

Dermatology Times

Ruth Ann Vleugels, MD, and Christopher Bunick, MD, agreed that the long-term safety data for JAK inhibitors makes them preferable to systemic steroids.

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Oh, The Places Dermatology Will Go in 2024!

The Dermatology Digest

The Dermatology Digest asked key thought leaders and editorial advisory board members to take out their crystal balls and weigh in on what’s to come in 2024 and beyond. It has great efficacy and safety and is oral… [This means] no shot and no risk of anaphylaxis.” We will, for sure, have new medications for chronic urticaria.”

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Four-Year Data: Sotyktu Demonstrates Durable Response Rates, Consistent Safety in Moderate-to-Severe Plaque PsO

The Dermatology Digest

Deucravacitinib (Sotyktu, Bristol Myers Squibb) showed durable response rates and consistent safety in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis after four years of continuous treatment, according to results from the POETYK PSO long-term extension (LTE) trial. patient-years (PYs) for the safety analyses. Year 4, 0.1)

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Safety Considerations in Emerging Biologic Treatments for Plaque Psoriasis

Dermatology Times

Experts in dermatology emphasize the need to consider patients' overall well-being when evaluating the safety profiles of emerging biologic treatments for plaque psoriasis, taking into account the heightened levels of depression and anxiety in individuals with this condition.

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When to Discontinue Treatment: Interpreting Safety Signals and Adverse Event Patterns

Dermatology Times

Key opinion leaders examine safety concerns and adverse event trends in psoriasis treatments, discussing how these factors influence decisions to discontinue therapy and transition patients to alternative interventions.

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