Celgene’s Otezla Grabs New Psoriatic Arthritis Patients As Launch Accelerates

Celgene reports its apremilast is attracting more new psoriatic arthritis patients than branded leaders in the space. Sales for its first full quarter amounted to $18 million and new indication in psoriasis should start to contribute later this year, company says.

Celgene Corp.reported a “significant acceleration in prescriptions” to psoriatic arthritis patients during the third quarter for its oral Otezla (apremilast), a drug that the company has been positioning as one of its next blockbusters.

The phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor was approved in the U.S. as a twice-daily oral treatment for psoriatic arthritis on March 21, and then on Sept. 23 for psoriasis. It competes with entrenched tumor necrosis factor inhibitors like Amgen Inc

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