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CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee recommendation. Guselkumab (Tremfya -- Janssen Inc.) : indication : for the treatment of adult patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy.

Author(s):
CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee, author
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, issuing body
Title(s):
CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee recommendation. Guselkumab (Tremfya -- Janssen Inc.) : indication : for the treatment of adult patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy.
Other Title(s):
Guselkumab (Tremfya -- janssen inc.)
Series:
CADTH common drug review
Edition:
Version 1.0.
Country of Publication:
Canada
Publisher:
Ottawa (ON) : CADTH, February 21, 2018.
Description:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (9 pages)).
Language:
English
Electronic Links:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532985/
Summary:
The CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) recommends that guselkumab be reimbursed for adult patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy, with the following criteria and condition. Reimburse in a manner similar to other biologics for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Treatment should be discontinued if a response to treatment with guselkumab has not been demonstrated after 16 weeks.
MeSH:
Antibodies, Monoclonal/economics
Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
Canada
Drug Costs
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
Interleukin-23 Subunit p19/economics
Interleukin-23 Subunit p19/therapeutic use
Psoriasis/drug therapy*
Notes:
"Final."
Funding: CADTH receives funding from Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial governments, with the exception of Quebec.
Other ID:
(OCoLC)1090385001
NLM ID:
101740710 [Electronic Resource]

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