GOtezla – Amgen, Inc. for Android

11 things about GOtezla – Amgen, Inc.

1. Be sure to tell your doctor if any of these symptoms or other mood changes develop or worsen during treatment with Otezla.

2. Side effects of Otezla include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, upper respiratory tract infection, runny nose, sneezing, or congestion, abdominal pain, tension headache, and headache.

3. Otezla is a prescription medicine approved for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis.

4. Before starting Otezla, tell your doctor if you have had feelings of depression, or suicidal thoughts or behavior.

5. If unexplained or significant weight loss occurs, your doctor will decide if you should continue taking Otezla.

6. Otezla can cause severe diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting, especially within the first few weeks of treatment.

7. Use in elderly patients and the use of certain medications with Otezla appears to increase the risk of having diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting.

8. In clinical studies, some patients reported depression, or suicidal behavior while taking Otezla.

9. Otezla® (apremilast) is a prescription medicine approved for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis for whom phototherapy or systemic therapy is appropriate.

10. Some patients stopped taking Otezla due to depression.

11. Some patients taking Otezla lost body weight.