Stelara injection contains the active ingredient ustekinumab, which is a type of medicine called a human monoclonal antibody. It works by suppressing part of the immune system and modifying the process of inflammation.

What is Stelara used for?

Moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over.
Stelara is used for people whose psoriasis has not responded to other systemic therapy including ciclosporin, methotrexate or PUVA, and for people who cannot have these types of treatments.
A form of arthritis called psoriatic arthritis that can occur in people with the skin condition psoriasis.
Stelara is used for adults with active progressive disease that has not responded to treatment with other disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as sulfasalazine. It can be used either on its own or in combination with methotrexate.

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