Nor Azmaniza Azizam - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Aniza Ismail - Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Saperi Sulong - Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Norazirah Md Nor - Medical Department, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Background There is limited evidence detailing the cost-effectiveness of psoriasis treatments in the Asian region. Therefore, this study is aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of ۳ psoriasis treatments tailored for moderate to severe psoriasis, namely topical and phototherapy (TP), topical and systemic (TS), and topical and biologic (TB) regimens, respectively. Methods This has been achieved by the participation of a prospective cohort involving a total of ۹۰ moderate to severe psoriasis patients, which has been conducted at ۵ public hospitals in Malaysia. The main outcome measures have been evaluated via cost and effectiveness psoriasis area severity index (PASI)-۷۵ and/or body surface area (BSA)

Cost-Effectiveness, Psoriasis, Phototherapy, Systemic, Biologic, Malaysia