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ArticleJournal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners2016

Apremilast, an oral phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitor: A novel treatment option for nurse practitioners treating patients with psoriatic disease.

Melodie Young, Heather L Roebuck

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Article in Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Melodie YoungModern Dermatology-Aesthetics Center Dallas, Dallas, Texas.
Heather L RoebuckRoebuckDERM, West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Clinical Research Associates · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeApremilast is an oral nonbiologic medication approved for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis and for patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. This article summarizes the efficacy and safety of apremilast and provides characterization of the novel medication with clinical perspectives to successfully incorporate this therapy into practice for appropriate patients. DATA SOURCES: A review and synthesis of the results from the ESTEEM (Efficacy and Safety Trial Evaluating the Effects of Apremilast in Psoriasis) phase 3 clinical studies evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of apremilast for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis was conducted.

conclusionsResults from the ESTEEM clinical trial program demonstrate that apremilast significantly reduces the severity of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, has an acceptable safety profile, and is generally well tolerated. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The novel mechanism of action, convenience of oral administration, and acceptable side effect profile make this medication an attractive choice for clinicians treating patients with plaque psoriasis.

Indexed as

AdultArthritis, PsoriaticFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNurse PractitionersPhosphodiesterase 4 InhibitorsThalidomideapremilastPhosphodiesterase 4 InhibitorsThalidomideDermatologymedicationspatientpsoriasistreatment

Identifiers

PMID27869356
PMCPMC5157723
OpenAlexW2557172188

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