| ADA | Antidrug antibodies |
| Alb | Albumin |
| ALK | Alkaline phosphatase |
| AUC | Area under the plasma concentration–time curve |
| BID | Twice a day |
| BIW | Twice a week |
| BSA | Body Surface Area |
| BW | Body weight |
| Cavg | Average concentration |
| Cmax | Maximum concentration |
| CMT | Compartment |
| CL | Clearance |
| CL/F | Apparent clearance |
| Cr | Creatinine |
| CrCL | Creatinine clearance |
| CRP | Baseline C-reactive protein level |
| Ctrough | Minimum trough concentration |
| D | Day |
| DB | Diabetes |
| DLQI | Dermatologic Life Quality Index |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EC50 | Serum drug concentration causing 50% of the maximum effect |
| Emax | Maximum drug effect |
| E–R | Exposure–response |
| Fc | Fragment crystallizable |
| FcγR | Fcγ receptor |
| FcRn | Neonatal Fc receptor |
| γ | Hill’s coefficient |
| hs-CRP | High-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| HTA | Hypertension |
| IC50 | Median serum drug concentration causing 50% of the maximum inhibitory effect |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IIV | Inter-individual variability |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| IV | Intravenous |
| ka | Absorption rate constant |
| Km | Michaelis–Menten constant |
| kin | Formation rate of psoriatic skin lesions |
| kout | Remission rate of psoriatic skin lesion |
| LE | Linear elimination |
| mAb | Monoclonal antibody |
| mDC | Myeloid dendritic cell |
| MM | Mixture model |
| MTX | Past methotrexate use |
| NF- κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NLE | Nonlinear elimination |
| NR | Non-responder patients |
| OR | Oral |
| PASI | Psoriasis Area Severity Index |
| PASI75-W12 | PASI75 responder status at the week 12 primary |
| PGA | Physician Global Assessment |
| PDE4 | Phosphodiesterase-4 |
| PD | Pharmacodynamic |
| PK | Pharmacokinetics |
| PK/PD | Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodymamics |
| PLBM | Maximum placebo effect |
| PP | Palmoplantar psoriasis. |
| PsA | Psoriatic arthritis |
| Pso | Psoriasis |
| Q | Intercompartmental transfer clearance |
| QD | Every day |
| QW | Every week |
| Q2W | Once every 2 weeks |
| Q4W | Once every 4 weeks |
| Q8W | Once every 8 weeks |
| Q12W | Once every 12 weeks |
| R | Responder patients |
| RSE | Relative standard error |
| SC | Subcutaneous |
| SM | Single model |
| SMDs | Small-molecule drugs |
| sPGA | Static Physician Global Assessment |
| TMDD | Target mediated drug disposition |
| TDM | Therapeutic drug monitoring |
| TID | Three times a day |
| Th | T helper lymphocytes |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| URI | Upper respiratory infection |
| VC | Central volume of distribution |
| V/F | Apparent volume of distribution |
| Vmax | maximal velocity for nonlinear elimination |
| VPz | Peripheral volume of distribution |
| W | Week |