Patients with obesity and psoriatic arthritis who take apremilast lose weight and experience better health.

Published Date: 15 May 2023

USA: Apremilast, a medication used to treat psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, has been found to be effective, according to a recent study by OM1 Real-World Data Cloud.

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