Medicine guide

Cosentyx

  • Prescription status not stated
  • Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
Active substance
Secukinumab
Made by
Novartis Europharm Limited

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

What it is for

  • Plaque psoriasis Cosentyx is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults and children from the age of 6 years old who are candidates for systemic therapy. Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) Cosentyx is indicated for the treatment of active moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (acne inversa) in adults with an inadequate response to conventional systemic HS therapy. Psoriatic arthritis Cosentyx, alone or in combination with methotrexate (MTX), is indicated for the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis in adult patients when the response to previous disease modifying anti rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy has been inadequate. Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) Ankylosing spondylitis (AS, radiographic axial spondyloarthritis) Cosentyx is indicated for the treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis in adults who have responded inadequately to conventional therapy. Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) Cosentyx is indicated for the treatment of active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis with objective signs of inflammation as indicated by elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidence in adults who have responded inadequately to non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) Enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) Cosentyx, alone or in combination with methotrexate (MTX), is indicated for the treatment of active enthesitis-related arthritis in patients 6 years and older whose disease has responded inadequately to, or who cannot tolerate, conventional therapy. Juvenile psoriatic arthritis (JPsA) Cosentyx, alone or in combination with methotrexate (MTX), is indicated for the treatment of active juvenile psoriatic arthritis in patients 6 years and older whose disease has responded inadequately to, or who cannot tolerate, conventional therapy.

From the official label · 2026-09-30 · European Medicines Agency

How it works

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (COSENTYX). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Secukinumab is a human IgG1 monoclonal antibody that selectively binds to the interleukin-17A (IL-17A) cytokine and inhibits its interaction with the IL-17 receptor.

IL-17A is a naturally occurring cytokine that is involved in normal inflammatory and immune responses.

Half-life22–31 days
Mostly cleared after≈ 19 weeksfive half-lives — our arithmetic

Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2026-08-25

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Details

Made byNovartis Europharm Limited
Active substanceSecukinumab
Used inCancer treatments and immune-system medicines
ClassificationL04AC10 · Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
Authorised on2015-01-14
Last updated by the regulator2025-12-18
EMA product numberEMEA/H/C/003729

Source: European Medicines Agency — medicine data · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA). Product information as published by EMA. Reuse terms: EMA legal notice (reproduction authorised).