FDA OKs Janssen’s psoriasis drug

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Janssen Biotech’s psoriasis treatment Tremfya.

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Here are three things to know.

  1. Tremfya is the only approved biologic drug that targets a specific protein secreted by cells that plays a main role in plaque psoriasis.
  1. Psoriasis patients receive Tremfya as an injection every eight weeks, with a dose administered at the first and fourth week to start.
  1. In a recent clinical trial, more than 7 out of 10 patients taking Tremfya had 90 percent clearer skin at week 24, compared to 4 out of 10 patients taking AbbVie’s rival drug Humira.

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