The use of ‘biological’ medications such as Enbrel, Humira, Raptiva and others have been used to treat psoriasis at a phenomenal rate . In 2008, the entire psoriasis market represented ~$2.5 billion. 55%, or $1.4 billion was spent on biological meds alone.
Aside from the known risks these medications present for cancer and other serious side effects, a large percentage of those patients would likely see better results with phototherapy and without increasing the hazards associated with biological medications. Many patients find that they can get and stay clear with phototherapy alone, without using the expensive and potentially risky biological medications. Sadly, too many dermatologists are prescribing biologicals without ever seeing if phototherapy would be effective first.
The cost of a home narrowband (nbUVB) system is often less than a single month’s worth of biological meds, yet it will provide a time-tested, virtually side-effect free therapy for decades with no additional costs to the patient OR the insurers. Instead, more than half of all the money spent in treating psoriasis is going to the pharmaceutical companies on a regular, routine schedule. This ensures a steady revenue stream, but at the expense of the patient’s best interests.
If just half of the patients who used biological meds in 2008 had instead purchased home nbUVB systems, it could have reduced the overall amount of money spent on psoriasis by a billion dollars annually… while providing more patients with more satisfying, trouble-free results.
(reference: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b8d445/commercial_insight)
Tags: biologicals, cancer, health insurance, home, narrowband, nbUVB, phototherapy, psoraisis, UVB, UVBioTek, vitiligo
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