Opinion|Videos|January 29, 2025

Educating Patients on Systemic Prurigo Nodularis Treatment and Adherence

TJ Chao, MPAS, PA-C, discusses how to approach conversations with patients about starting systemic therapy for prurigo nodularis, emphasizing the importance of setting realistic treatment expectations, promoting long-term adherence, and providing tips for managing biologic agents administered on a bimonthly or monthly basis.

Video content above is prompted by the following:

  • How do you approach the conversation with patients when starting a systemic agent?
  • How do you set treatment expectations to ensure adherence to systemic therapy, and what kind of tips can you share about long-term goals of treatment?
  • Provide ways to promote adherence with these biologic agents as they are given on a bi-monthly or monthly basis.

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