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

 
• By Emily Hayes

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...

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