Health Boards
Sun-24-04-2016, 12:15 PM
Hello Jamie 
to Psoriasis Club.
I have no experiance of private health care so can't help on that. Though I would imagine they would follow the same protocol as the NHS. Creams / Light / Oral / Bio. Bio's are always last as they are still relatively new and do cost a fortune, most of the bio's are safer than a lot of the oral treatments in my opinion and give less side effects. But that doesn't mean you will be able to ask for them specifically as your insurer may insist that you fail on an oral first.
You can find more about the oral and bio treatments in the "Important Threads" here: Prescribed Treatments For Psoriasis
I would suggest you tell your dermatologist how it is effecting your life and that you have checked your DLQI you can find that here: Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)
You may also be interested in: What is the PASI score my dermatologist uses ?
Good luck with your appointment and please feel free to start your own thread in Prescribed Treatments For Psoriasis once you know what you are trying next, it's a good way to keep track of things and your information could help others.
Regards.
Fred.
to Psoriasis Club.I have no experiance of private health care so can't help on that. Though I would imagine they would follow the same protocol as the NHS. Creams / Light / Oral / Bio. Bio's are always last as they are still relatively new and do cost a fortune, most of the bio's are safer than a lot of the oral treatments in my opinion and give less side effects. But that doesn't mean you will be able to ask for them specifically as your insurer may insist that you fail on an oral first.
You can find more about the oral and bio treatments in the "Important Threads" here: Prescribed Treatments For Psoriasis
I would suggest you tell your dermatologist how it is effecting your life and that you have checked your DLQI you can find that here: Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)
You may also be interested in: What is the PASI score my dermatologist uses ?
Good luck with your appointment and please feel free to start your own thread in Prescribed Treatments For Psoriasis once you know what you are trying next, it's a good way to keep track of things and your information could help others.
Regards.
Fred.