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Apremilast
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<p>Apremilast, sold under the brand name Otezla among others, is a medication for the treatment of certain types of <a href="/facts/Psoriasis/WW1k1LsH">psoriasis</a> and <a href="/facts/Psoriatic_arthritis/X3onPL9T">psoriatic arthritis</a>. The drug acts as a selective inhibitor of the enzyme <a href="/facts/Phosphodiesterase_4/rtQPylgx">phosphodiesterase 4</a> (PDE4). It is taken <a href="/facts/By_mouth/vNQcvLVx">by mouth</a>. </p>