The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Wezlana (ustekinumab-auub) as a biosimilar to and interchangeable with Stelara (ustekinumab) for multiple inflammatory diseases.
Wezlana, like Stelara, is approved to treat the following indications:
Adult patients with:
- moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy;
- active psoriatic arthritis;
- moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease; and
- moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.
Pediatric patients 6 years of age and older with:
- moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy; and
- active psoriatic arthritis.
