[split] Dimethylfumarates and Psoriasis

[Caroline]

Are the results comparable to biologics?  How about the cost?  So it boosts your immune system. Instead of weakening it, like biologics?  I'm sorry for the flood of questions.

It moderates your immune system to a level that is closer to normal. Still you have to take care in the sense that if you take too much of the DMF, than it can moderate too much and lower your immune system. I have used it for about 15 years now, and i have never had any serious infection, so all the time my immune system has been ok. Of course sometimes a flu or influenza still does happen.
So, yes the results are comparable to biologicals. No Psoriasis nor psoriatic arthritis anymore if it works for you, it works for about 70% of the people who try it, either by reducing Psoriasis or by completely having it go away. (Ask Jim)

Price. Well. The basic stuff is extremely cheap. Ask Bill, he will astonish you.
Over with us in the Netherlands, I about pay € 380 for 600 x 120 mg pills, I needed 5 to 6 per day, so that is for about 100 days, is three months.
I think that most bio's are on the level of $ 15000 per year?
So it is way cheaper.

You have it also in the states, as a medication for MS, but then suddenly it is 20 times more expensive.