Tremfya

Tremfya (guselkumab) is a biologic approved for the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Tremfya was approved by the FDA in 2017 for adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis.

What is Tremfya?

Tremfya (also known by its generic name guselkumab) was approved by the FDA in July 2017 for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in adults. In July 2020, the FDA also approved Tremfya to treat adults with active psoriatic arthritis.

Tremfya is given by injection under the skin at week 0 (the first week of treatment) and week 4, and then every 8 weeks afterwards.

To learn more, please visit the Tremfya website.

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