Apremilast: A PDE4 inhibitor for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1099-1108

  Abdulrahim, Hunar ^a   Thistleton, Samuel ^a   Adebajo, Adewale O ^a   Shaw, Tim ^b   Edwards, Christopher ^c   Wells, Alvin ^d  

^a BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Celgene Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Rheumatology and Immunotherapy Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Apremilast; Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor; Psoriatic arthritis; Review

Indexed keywords

APREMILAST; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; PHOSPHODIESTERASE IV INHIBITOR; THALIDOMIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIARRHEA; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FATIGUE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NAUSEA; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PSORIASIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RHINOPHARYNGITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; IMMUNOLOGY;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE III AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 4 INHIBITORS; THALIDOMIDE;

EID: 84928529089     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: 17447666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2015.1034107     Document Type: Article

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