FRANKL PHARMA GLOBAL LIMITED - Key Persons

Andy Worrall, 67, a magistrate and retired civil servant from Chipping Sodbury near Bath I had psoriasis as a young child, but it cleared up on its own when I was in my mid-teens. It then started to re-appear about 17 years ago as small patches on my legs, and gradually moved to both sides of my torso. I was using a steroid/coal-tar combination cream, prescribed by my doctor, when the psoriasis flared up, which seemed to help, as the coal-tar broke down the scales, and the steroid reduced the inflammation.

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• Retired Nurse from Blackburn, Lancashire

Psoriasis very suddenly inflicted itself upon me whilst on holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2017. It was very hot weather and at first thought I'd been bitten by an insect on my leg. It went red and swollen and then grew worse.

‘I noticed a real difference within two weeks and now I've been clear for two years'

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• Retired Chief Executive from Hawkhurst, Kent

People with psoriasis know that nothing works for everyone, but since I've discovered Soratinex I've been telling everyone I know with the condition to give it a try. My chiropodist is even spreading the word about it after seeing my badly-affected legs clear up - it's been a revelation. I had the first signs of psoriasis 18 years ago when I found patches around my shin pads after playing football. Our local village pitch was used to graze sheep during the week, so my GP first thought they had been caused by sheep ticks! He gave me a steroid cream and they went away. However, the following year, during a period of stressful takeovers at work, it came back with a vengeance, not only on the old sites, but also in new, previously unaffected areas. This time it seemed to follow the lines of my nerves - down my spine, on my shins, elbows and scalp. It was life-changing because suddenly I had to start worrying about what to wear and having to adopt regimes that involved horrible stuff like coal tar that would ruin your clothes and bedding. I tried not to let it bother me too much - I'm the ‘loud and proud' sort of person when it comes to psoriasis - but I know other people who don't have that mentality and so their symptoms can often leave them feeling very depressed. I found myself on the merry-go-round of specialists. They try one thing and then when it doesn't work, they pass you on to another one. Then, when their favourite thing doesn't work, they scratch their heads and pass you on to someone else. There were times when I honestly felt like saying, ‘Shall we just Google the latest treatment together..?' I was prescribed Methotrexate [a chemotherapy and auto-immune suppressant] but a GP friend of mine showed me the potential side-effects and I just didn't take it. It seemed to me like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Then a friend of a friend who had travelled the world seeking a solution told me about Soratinex. I looked it up and thought it was a bit expensive but decided to give it a go. The results were revelatory. Within two weeks I was beginning to see a real improvement and the improvements just kept on coming. If you saw me today, you'd say I was 100 per cent clear. On a cold day, maybe I look 90 per cent clear because some of the more severely-affected areas will show as slightly discoloured ‘maps' as we sufferers call them. I just keep telling people about it in the hope that they can get back to enjoying life as much as I am. I no longer consider the treatment to be expensive, and not just because of its positive effect on me. After the initial spend, I now find I only need to buy enough for maintenance so it works out very economical for me. And I've now been clear for almost 10 months.

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• Retired, from Dumbarton, Scotland

I'm 67, retired and enjoying a more active life, made all the better from using Soratinex.

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• Lawyer from Hastings, East Sussex

‘I've just been out in the sunshine in my shorts. It's great to have healthy skin again' My first symptom was only a tiny spot on my forearm and I mentioned it to the GP but he was a bit dismissive and said it would just go away. That was 2017 and I had never had any signs of psoriasis before, and there was no history of it in my family. A while later, I got some more reddening and flaky skin and went back to my GP. This time he said it was eczema and so he gave me something for that, which obviously didn't work. And then after a while it gradually got worse. During the course of the next year, it spread all over my body - I had it on my scalp, arms, legs, torso and back but not, thankfully, much on my face. I was referred to a dermatologist, who diagnosed psoriasis. He put me on PUVA light therapy and I was very pleased when that cleared me up…but within two months it was all back again. I tried steroid creams and they seemed to help for a bit, but then the symptoms would return. I found the sun helped when I went on holiday but of course the problem is you feel you want to cover up all the time. I wouldn't wear shorts or a skirt unless I had leggings or thick tights underneath - sometimes I felt like a leper. Then I started looking on the Internet for something that might work and I bought all the silly things that people were recommending, like beeswax and some kind of Chinese remedy, but they didn't work either. In November 2020 I was flicking through my husband's Facebook page when I came upon Soratinex. People were saying good things about it and I saw that on the company [FRANKL Pharma] website, Professor Anthony Chu was recommending it. I checked him out and when I saw he was a very senior dermatologist, I decided to give it a try. My husband helped me put on the gel, cream and oil and within three to four weeks I noticed my skin starting to soften and become smooth. After about five to six weeks my symptoms were almost completely gone. I was delighted. I've been clear for about six months now. I get the occasional patch but I just apply the cream or oil and it goes away. And compared with all the money I was spending on things that didn't do me any good, Soratinex works out more economical once you only need it for occasional maintenance. I've just been out in the sunshine in my shorts and a little strappy top and I feel really good. It's great to have healthy skin again.

'After my experience of the treatment, I would highly recommend Soratinex to anyone with plaque psoriasis'

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• Retired Hotelier from Torbay, Devon

'I want to tell as many people as I can that there is a non-steroid treatment that has done something I previously thought impossible'

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• Leader
• Advisor for Australia
• Professor
• Representative of Dr Michael Tirant

The creator of Soratinex is Professor Michael Tirant (PhD). He first began to develop Soratinex , known in Australia and on the Continent under the branding of Dr Michaels, more than 30 years ago and has improved and refined it into the three-step regimen available today. The products have been well trialled in Australia, Europe and Asia and all the results confirmed the effectiveness of Soratinex. Professor Tirant is a medical scientist and completed much of his formal studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. He also operates clinics specialising in the treatment of skin disorders in Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam. He is Director of the Psoriasis Eczema Clinic and Integrative College of Dermatology in Australia. Prof. Tirant is an advisor for Australia and South East Asia on dermatological disabilities for the Vitiligo Research Foundation at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) United Nations. He is a regular invited speaker at international dermatology conferences and a member of the editorial board of Dermatologic Therapy, Wiley-Blackwell. His special interests are pathogenesis and integrated treatment approach for psoriasis, atopic eczema and vitiligo. He has contributed to several international publications in dermatology and medical science. He has been involved in dermatology research for more than 30 years, investigating triggers of a number of skin diseases. In the early 1980s he showed that alcohol and tobacco smoking exacerbated psoriasis, while diet and nutrition play major roles in the management of the disease. His research is now focused on targeting superantigens involved in psoriasis and atopic eczema flare-ups. He has developed more than 40 dermatological products, including Soratinex, using bio-herbal actives for the treatment of many dermatological conditions, including psoriasis, atopic eczema and vitiligo. The treatments have been used internationally with good success. Prof. Tirant has been a leader in pioneering integrative dermatology, having a holistic approach to the treatment of dermatological diseases, combining conventional and alternative methods. His motto is to "address triggers that flare up dermatological diseases, as well as treating the symptoms". Integrative dermatology is now used worldwide in the treatment and management of skin diseases. Dr Tirant's products, imported from Australia, do not contain any steroids, hormones or other drugs which are often present in products for the treatment of psoriasis and other skin conditions. The products have been tested in growing numbers of European hospitals and clinics by experts in dermatology. The results from repeated trials of the products (branded 'Dr Michaels' on the Continent and 'Soratinex' in the UK) across Europe show that more than 80 per cent of patients enjoy an improvement in their symptoms of between 51 and 100 per cent, mostly within the first two weeks of treatment. No significant side effects have been reported.

‘In my line of work I use aromatherapy. When I saw what was in Soratinex, I thought "These are excellent ingredients"'

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• Commercial Director from NW London

I had psoriasis for 18 years on my arms, chest, back and knees. In 2017 I was accepted as the last patient for UK trials of Soratinex conducted by Professor Anthony Chu [former Senior Consultant in Dermatology at Imperial Healthcare Trust, Hammersmith and Ealing Hospitals].

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• Retired Portering Supervisor, New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Over 40 years I have suffered with psoriasis on my elbows, hands, knees and shins. I have tried every kind therapy including UV rays, salt cave, numerous amounts of creams, lotions, herbal medicines and acupuncture but nothing seemed to work. I always wore long sleeved tops and jumpers, even in hot weather, and always during my working day, due to the fact that I was very self-conscious of my plaques. At the beginning of 2019, while looking through Facebook, I saw an advert for Soratinex. I genuinely thought I'd be spending money on something that wouldn't work, but I thought I'd give it a try as I was looking forward to going on holiday in the May and was keen to clear my elbows up so I could at least wear short sleeves. All the reviews and comments seemed very promising.

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• Specialist from East London, With His Nephew Albie

My older sister is always on the lookout for anything about psoriasis and she sent me an article about Soratinex last year. I had become so cynical. I think that most of the things I've tried over the years have been snake oil. But I said to myself, ‘Jean, don't be so sceptical, give this one a go' and I am so glad I did.

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• Retired Teacher from Cambridge

‘I developed psoriasis when I retired from teaching around 10 years ago. I had just been divorced and I think the stress of that was the trigger. ‘I developed psoriasis when I retired from teaching around 10 years ago. I had just been divorced and I think the stress of that was the trigger. ‘At first, it was itchy and I put it down to an allergic reaction to skin products. Then I developed red scaly skin which spread in patches on my elbows and legs. It was three years before I was diagnosed with psoriasis and I found it all very depressing. ‘I tried all the steroid creams but they never worked for long. I stopped wearing skirts and built up a wardrobe of trousers instead. I would go to the gym, but it was always a case of keeping the elbows tucked in to my side. I have an annual weekend away with my friends and that usually includes a spa, swim and sauna, but the swim was out. I just wouldn't go into the pool.

‘We spent so much money on every treatment out there but nothing worked until we found Soratinex.'

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• Graphic Designer from London

I first developed psoriasis at 17 when I was sitting exams for university. I think it was the stress that brought it on. At first, it was on my scalp and elbows, and of course the elbows hurt because you tend to put weight on them.

Lucy Jones, 40, a full-time student from the New Forest, Hampshire, with her husband, Neil

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• Retired Physiotherapist from Sheffield, South Yorkshire

I had psoriasis on my hands, arms, legs and most of my torso for about 30 years before trying Soratinex, and now I'm 100 per cent clear. It's been miraculous for me. I first developed symptoms in my forties. I don't know why - you never do with psoriasis - but it co-incided with me being prescribed beta blockers for raised blood pressure, and some medics believe exposure to new drugs can sometimes trigger it. But it is in the family, too; my granny had it on her legs. As a physiotherapist, having psoriasis on my hands was awkward and so I had to use cotton gloves all the time, but my colleagues and patients were great, so being happy in work helped a lot. The worst thing about the condition is that you lose self-confidence and no longer feel pretty or attractive. You feel depressed - I stopped wearing shorts and dainty clothes and I thought I'd never feel good about myself again.

‘Psoriasis was bad for my mental health but now I'm really happy because of Soratinex'

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• Company Director from Cannock, Staffordshire

I think my psoriasis has always been stress-related - whenever there was any kind of personal trauma in my life I would have a new outbreak four weeks later. It was like clockwork. It started when I was 16 after an operation on my jaw following a football injury. At first, it was on my legs and elbows but over the 40-odd years I've had it, it spread to my back and buttocks. Obviously, you can't avoid sitting down and so this caused me a lot of pain and discomfort. There were times when I'd have to go home and change because of bleeding from the plaques. Over the years I've been given all the usual steroid creams but they never cleared up my psoriasis. At best I'd say they kept them in check. I played a lot of sport and sometimes found it difficult taking a shower afterwards. I'd always have to after playing rugby and sometimes people would ask what was wrong and I'd explain - and mostly they would be understanding. But when I played cricket and could avoid having a shower, I would. I never got depressed over my psoriasis, but managing it could be difficult. When people say you are a psoriasis ‘sufferer' that seems like a strong word, but you do suffer. It can be itchy and painful and it can affect your confidence. I'd reached a point in life where I'd accepted that I would always suffer from the symptoms. Then one day [in August 2018] I was playing golf when one of the other players came up to me. It was a hot day and I was wearing shorts and he asked whether I had psoriasis. He said he had had it too and had been covered in plaques. ‘I'd never have been able to wear shorts,' he said. And he told me he had been cleared up by Soratinex.