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Should I get a flu shot if I have psoriasis?
If you have psoriasis, you may be feeling especially anxious about this year’s flu season. The news that people with a chronic medical condition should be among the first to receive flu shots may have left you wondering if these shots are safe for people with psoriasis. The following information should help relieve your anxiety. (more...)

FDA Approves 2 Biologic Medications
Not long ago, few patients were treated with a biologic. Today, biologics are widely used to treat psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Researchers continue to study these promising medications, and their research has led to the discovery and approval of two new biologics:

Golimumab (approved for psoriatic arthritis)

Ustekinumab (approved for psoriasis)

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Addressing Psoriasis Fashion Show
September 2, 2009
New York City

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For an overview, visit the AAD pamphlet Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis.


Supported by an educational donation provided by Abbott.

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Follow-up appointments with a dermatologist are essential for patients with psoriasis. Between 5% and 42% of people who have psoriasis will develop psoriatic arthritis, which requires treatment to prevent a potentially disabling condition.

 
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