Table 3

Proportion of persons with a PsA diagnosis with at least one prescription for the respective DMARDs in 2021 in %

WomenMenTotalTotal without RA codes
csDMARDs (all)63606260
Methotrexate55555554
Sulfasalazine0.30.20.30.2
Leflunomide117.09.37.7
Ciclosporin0.50.30.40.4
bDMARDs (all)48514950
cs+bDMARD combination16151514
bDMARD monotherapy32373336
TNF-inhibitors29323029
Etanercept8.99.08.98.1
Infliximab0.81.10.90.7
Adalimumab15181617
Golimumab1.92.72.22.0
Certolizumab pegol3.42.12.92.7
Ig fusion protein Abatacept0.70.30.60.3
IL12/23i Ustekinumab3.84.23.94.5
IL17i Secukinumab119.91011
Ixekizumab5.25.45.25.8
IL23i Guselkumab3.23.43.33.9
tsDMARDs
JAKi Tofacitinib2.31.41.91.7
Upadacitinib4.12.43.52.9
PDE4i Apremilast4.53.44.14.6
  • bDMARDs, biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs ; csDMARDs, conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; DMARDs, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; tsDMARDs, targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.