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. 2013 Oct 15;347:f5961. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5961

Table 2.

 Systemic treatments for psoriasis received by 7354 patients with severe psoriasis*

Treatment No (%)
Phototherapy† 1185 (16)
Systemic oral:
 Any 6371 (87)
 Methotrexate 4956 (67)
 Azathioprine 760 (10)
 Cyclosporine 733 (10)
 Oral retinoids‡ 346 (5)
 Hydroxyurea 231 (3)
 Mycophenolate mofetil 91 (1)
 Tacrolimus 26 (<1)
Biologic therapy:
 Any 48 (<1)
 Etanercept 23 (<1)
 Adalimumab 18 (<1)
 Infliximab 7 (<1)
 Efalizumab 0
 Ustekinumab 0

*Percentages might not total 100 as patients can have received multiple treatments.

†Includes psoralen and ultraviolet therapies.

‡Including acitretin, etretinate.