Stelara soon for adolescent psoriasis patients

[Fred]

Stelara is soon to be made available for adolescent psoriasis patients after the committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion recommending a change to the terms of the marketing authorisation for the medicinal product Stelara.

Quote:

---

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion recommending a change to the terms of the marketing authorisation for the medicinal product Stelara. The marketing authorisation holder for this medicinal product is Janssen-Cilag International N.V.

The CHMP adopted a new indication as follows

Paediatric plaque psoriasis:
Stelara is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adolescent patients from the age of 12 years and older, who are inadequately controlled by, or are intolerant to, other systemic therapies or phototherapies.

Source: ema.europa.eu

[jiml]

That is really good news if youngsters can be prescribed it. It's hard enough as an adult suffering with it . But as a school child it must be awful. Because kids can be cruel, and it can really affect a youngster at a difficult time in their lives

[Fred]

That is really good news if youngsters can be prescribed it. It's hard enough as an adult suffering with it . But as a school child it must be awful. Because kids can be cruel, and it can really affect a youngster at a difficult time in their lives

Yes plus it goes to prove it must be a safe long term treatment.

[AmandaL]

Sounds positive!