Etanercept treatment patterns in managed-care patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis

Abstract

Overall, patients with psoriatic disease used 98-104% of the expected etanercept dose, depending on whether the expected dose for patients with both diagnoses was the psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis dose. This study does not evaluate effectiveness or clinicians' intent and may not be representative of other populations. Nevertheless, average usage was as expected for all cohorts, providing a basis for cost estimation.