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John’s life was turned upside down when he first noticed a rash and flakiness on his elbow and knee five years ago. He tried to treat it with a cream, but it wasn’t helping him enough. His wife urged him to see a doctor. 

His dermatologist examined his skin and said, “You’ve got psoriasis.”

Despite initial treatments, his moderate to severe plaque psoriasis symptoms spread to other parts of his body: down his leg, up his back, and around his torso. The plaques—along with his embarrassment—became so intense he couldn’t go out, wear shorts, or even go swimming. “I was leaving skin all over the place. It’s like it was snowing skin.”

Eventually, John realized he had to speak up. “I told my doctor exactly what I was dealing with—how bad it had gotten, how it was affecting my life,” he said. It wasn’t easy to talk about, but that honesty opened the door to a treatment that finally brought him real progress. His dermatologist listened, and together they decided to try SOTYKTU, a once-daily pill that works from inside the body. 

Though John was initially hesitant about taking medication while traveling internationally for work—which he often does—he knew he could take SOTYKTU with him wherever he went.

After about four months on SOTYKTU, almost all of John’s flaking had stopped.

For John, SOTYKTU made all the difference. “I’ve gone from keeping to myself to being able to do things,” he said. “My psoriasis isn’t 100% gone, but it’s to the point where in the summer I can go swimming. I can wear shorts.”

SOTYKTU fits into his work travel plans. “I take it in the morning. It’s just part of my normal routine.”

In one study, half of people taking SOTYKTU saw clear or almost clear skin at Week 16 vs 9% taking placebo.