Medication Information: Cosentyx

Brand name: Cosentyx

Generic name: Secukinumab

COSENTYX® (secukinumab) is a prescription medicine used to treat:

• adults and children 6 years of age and older with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsO) that involves large areas or many areas of the body, and who may benefit from taking injections or pills (systemic therapy) or phototherapy (treatment using ultraviolet or UV light alone or with systemic therapy)
• adults and children 2 years of age and older with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA)
• adults and children 12 years of age and older with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS)
• adults with active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and objective signs of inflammation
• children 4 years of age and older with active enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA)
• adults and children 12 years of age and older with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)

COSENTYX may increase your risk of having serious side effects such as:

Infections

COSENTYX may lower the ability of your immune system to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections. Some people have had serious infections while taking COSENTYX, including tuberculosis (TB), and infections caused by bacteria, fungi, or viruses. Some people have died from these infections.

• Your doctor should check you for TB before starting treatment with COSENTYX.
• If your doctor feels that you are at risk for TB, you may be treated with medicine for TB before you begin treatment with COSENTYX and during treatment with COSENTYX.
• Your doctor should watch you closely for signs and symptoms of TB during treatment with COSENTYX.