Cosentyx (Secukinumab) 150mg/mL Prefilled Syringe

$6,750.00

Drug Info: ApoThera Drug Disease Clinical Support App

Plaque Psoriasis
Loading Dose
– 300 mg SC once weekly at weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4
Maintenance Dose
– 300 mg SC every 4 weeks
– Some patients may only require 150 mg per dose.
Psoriatic Arthritis
Loading Dose
– 150 mg SC at weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4
Maintenance Dose
– 150 mg SC every 4 weeks
– Consider an increase to 300 mg in patients who continue to have active psoriatic arthritis
– Without a loading dose: 150 mg SC every 4 weeks
– Consider an increase to 300 mg in patients who continue to have active psoriatic arthritis
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1 Syringe = 1 Unit

Description

Drug Info: ApoThera Drug Disease Clinical Support App

SC Administration
– Allow to reach room temperature prior to injection
– Inject into the front of thighs, lower abdomen (≥2 inches away from the navel) or outer upper arms
– Administer each injection at a different anatomic location than a previous injection and avoid areas where the skin is tender, bruised, erythematous, indurated, or affected by psoriasis, or where there are scars or stretch marks
– The Sensoready pen or prefilled syringe may be self-injected by the patient following proper training in SC injection technique; the lyophilized powder is to be administered by health care providers only.

Storage
Intact Prefilled Syringes
– Store intact vials, Sensoready pens, and prefilled syringes refrigerated at 2°C to 8°C (36°F to 46°F).
– Protect from light
– Keep in original carton
– Do not freeze or shake
– The Sensoready pen or prefilled syringe may be stored at room temperature for up to an hour immediately prior to administration.
– Discard any unused portion

Monitoring
– Signs and symptoms of infection, active tuberculosis (during and after treatment)
– Signs/symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease