Cosentyx Dosage
Generic name: secukinumab
Medically reviewed by A Ras MD.
Recommended Adult Dosing
Dosage forms: INJ (Sensoready pen): 150 mg per injection; INJ (pre-filled syringe): 75 mg per 0.5 mL, 150 mg per mL; INJ (vial): 150 mg per mL
Psoriasis
- [300 mg SC q4wk]
- Start: 300 mg SC qwk x5wk; Info: may consider 150 mg/dose in pts w/ less severe dz and wt <90 kg
Psoriatic arthritis
- [150 mg SC q4wk]
- Info: may load 150 mg SC qwk x5wk; consider incr. dose to 300 mg SC q4wk if active dz persists; use plaque psoriasis dosing for pts w/ coexisting dz
Ankylosing spondylitis
- [150 mg SC q4wk]
- Info: may load 150 mg SC qwk x5wk; consider incr. dose to 300 mg SC q4wk if active dz persists
Axial spondyloarthritis
- [150 mg SC q4wk]
- Info: may load 150 mg SC qwk x5wk
Renal dosing
- [not defined]
- renal impairment: not defined
- HD/PD: not defined
Hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
SRC: NLM .