dɹˈʌɡz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˌæntɪbaɪˈɑːɾɪks, ˌæntɪfˈʌŋɡəlz, kˈɔːɹɾɪkˌɔstɚɹˌɔɪdz, dˈæpsoʊn, mˈɛθətɹˌɛkseɪt, θˈælɪdˌɑːmaɪd, ɪtɹˈɛtᵻnˌeɪt, sˈaɪkləspˌoːɹiːn ænd, mˈoʊst ɹˈiːsəntli, ˌɪntɹəmˈʌskjʊlɚɹ ɐlˈɛfeɪsəpt mˈeɪ kəntɹˈoʊl ðə dɪzˈiːz bˌʌt ɑːɹ ɪnɪfˈɛktɪv fɔːɹ sᵻvˈɪɹ kɹˈɑːnɪk ɔːɹ ɹᵻlˈæpsɪŋ fˈɔːɹmz ʌvðə dɪzˈiːz.
Drugs such as antibiotics, antifungals, corticosteroids, dapsone, methotrexate, thalidomide, etretinate, cyclosporine and, most recently, intramuscular alefacept may control the disease but are ineffective for severe chronic or relapsing forms of the disease.