Update information September 2017: The guideline has been revised throughout to link to MHRA advice and NICE technology appraisals that have been completed since original publication. Minor updates since publication August 2019: Links to the MHRA safety advice on the risk of using retinoids in pregnancy have been updated to the June 2019 version.
Data are provided for the proportions of people achieving remission, withdrawing due to adverse events and experiencing specific adverse events (as rioritised by the GDG) for interventions that have been recommended in this guideline. Data are based on pooled estimates where possible and from trials with populations and dosing appropriate to the intervention. For full details of the duration of treatment and dosing schedules please refer to the main text of the guideline.
Text is in grey when the GDG had very low confidence in the absolute estimates, for example due to confounding and inadequate sample size.
S.1. Topical therapies (short term) (PDF, 101K)
S.2. Phototherapy (short-term) (PDF, 94K)
S.3. Systemic, non-biologic therapies (short term) (PDF, 98K)
S.4. Systemic, biologic therapies (short term) (PDF, 97K)
S.5. Long-term risks (PDF, 85K)
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National Clinical Guideline Centre (UK). Psoriasis: Assessment and Management of Psoriasis. London: Royal College of Physicians (UK); 2012 Oct. (NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 153.) Appendix S, Risks and benefits of treatments for psoriasis.