Dupixent?

Posted by hopenr @hopenr, Mar 22 7:21pm

My psoriasis started several months ago and is all over my body now. Mild to moderate. My doctor suggested Dupixent after topical steroids have not been successful. Is anyone on it? I would very much appreciate hearing about your experience. Thanks.

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@seekinginfo | @nrd1 | Mar 23 10:30am

@hopenr -
There are many other new medications for psoriasis that are to be tried after topical steroids before Dupixant.

Especially if you are mild to moderate.
OTEZLA, Zoryve to name a few.

If this is a Dermatologist they should know that there is different step therapy before Dupixant.

hopenr | @hopenr | Mar 23 11:46am

I mentioned Zoryve & Otezla to her. She said there are serious long term side effects as a result of this medication. She knows how adverse I am to poisonous meds and she said the research indicates that Dupixent is actually better tolerated by the overall system than those two (?). She had a ton of research. I don't know....
It is depressing!

seniormed | @seniormed | Mar 23 12:16pm

I don’t think Dupixent has been approved for psoriasis. Doctors can prescribe
off label but insurance help is necessary for these costly new injectables.
Check to see if it approved and covered. If not you may need a second opinion. Other biologic medications have a longer track record in use for psoriasis. I chose Humira for that reason.