Fumaderm and kidney problems

[Fred]

The injections are (apart from Remicade) a small injection under the skin. It's a simple and painless process. He will be shown by a nurse how to do them, and once he and the nurse are happy he will be able to do them himself (or you could do them for him). It's a very small needle and you just need to pinch an inch of skin (usually around the belly or top of the leg) the injection itself goes just under the skin and the treatments come in pre-filled syringe or a type of automatic pen.

They are classed as a last resort because they must go through the protocol of oral treatments first. This is mostly down to the cost involved, but more and more people are getting them these days as they are proven to be very effective with very little long term problems.

There's currently 7 Bio's used for psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis and more in the pipeline. 6 are by injections under the skin and 1 (Remicade) is given intravenously under a day visit to the hospital.

You can read more about them here: Biological Treatments For Psoriasis

I'm a big fan of the Bio's as they gave me back my life. It may take a while to find the right one for him but the majority of people do very well on them.